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Benjamin F. Hasson
A Union officer turned memoirist, this little-known Civil War writer is remembered for a vivid firsthand escape story that carries the tension of an adventure tale. His account stands out for its immediacy, ingenuity, and rare glimpse of captivity and flight in the wartime South.
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Escape from the Confederacy
by Benjamin F. Hasson
About the author
Benjamin F. Hasson is known for Escape from the Confederacy, a memoir published in 1900 about his experiences as a Union officer during the American Civil War. In it, he recounts being captured and escaping from a Confederate prison train that was taking prisoners toward Andersonville.
The book has endured because it is more than a simple adventure narrative. Hasson describes the practical challenges of survival and escape with plain, direct energy, giving modern readers a personal window into wartime imprisonment and the dangers faced by soldiers behind enemy lines.
Reliable biographical details about his wider life are limited in the sources I could confirm here, so the surviving reputation of Benjamin F. Hasson rests mainly on this remarkable firsthand narrative.