The Adventures of a Prisoner of War, 1863–1864


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Original t. p. reads: The adventures of a prisoner of war, and life and scenes in Federal prisons: Johnson's Island, Fort Delaware, and Point Lookout / by an escaped prisoner of Hood's Texas Brigade. Houston, Texas: Richardson & Owen's Printing Establishment, 1865.




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Reprint of the original, first published in 1865.




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John Ransom's Andersonville Diary


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John Ransom was a 20-year-old Union soldier when he became a prisoner of war in 1863. In his unforgettable diary, Ransom reveals the true story of his day-to-day struggle in the worst of Confederate prison camps--where hundreds of prisoners died daily. Ransom's story of survival is, according to Publishers Weekly, a great adventure . . . observant, eloquent, and moving.