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W. W. (William Worthy) Day
1839–1921
Best known for a vivid Civil War prison memoir, this Union veteran wrote from hard experience after surviving capture at Chickamauga and imprisonment in the Confederacy. His story offers a firsthand window into endurance, memory, and the long shadow of war.
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Fifteen Months in Dixie; Or, My Personal Experience in Rebel Prisons
by W. W. (William Worthy) Day
About the author
Born in New York in 1839 and later buried in Minnesota, W. W. Day is remembered today for Fifteen Months in Dixie; Or, My Personal Experience in Rebel Prisons. The book draws on his service in the 10th Wisconsin Infantry during the American Civil War and centers on what he lived through after being taken prisoner.
Accounts connected with his life and grave record identify him as William Worthy Day and place his lifespan from 1839 to 1921. Local historical coverage of his story highlights his capture at Chickamauga and his imprisonment at Andersonville, experiences that shaped the memoir for which he is best known.
Day’s writing stands out because it is direct and personal rather than distant or academic. For listeners interested in Civil War memoirs, his work offers the voice of someone who endured the conflict from the inside and later turned survival into testimony.