Andersonville diary :  escape, and list of the dead, with name, co., regiment, date of death and no. of grave in cemetery

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Andersonville diary : escape, and list of the dead, with name, co., regiment, date of death and no. of grave in cemetery

by John L. Ransom

EN·~14 hours

Chapters

Description

A Union sergeant’s day‑by‑day journal pulls listeners straight into the bleak world of Civil‑War captivity. From the moment he is taken near Rogersville, Tennessee, the narrative captures the sudden betrayal at a village dance, the frantic scramble to move a wagon train, and the first chilling hours of confinement. His terse, unvarnished entries convey both the harsh realities of camp life and the flickers of resolve that keep him moving forward.

The volume also includes a painstakingly compiled register of the men who perished at Andersonville, drawn from official Confederate records and the work of Dorence Atwater and Clara Barton. Organized by state and name, the list serves as a solemn memorial and a valuable reference for descendants and historians alike. Together, the diary and the register offer a rare, authentic glimpse into one of the war’s darkest chapters, preserving the voices of those who endured it.

Details

Language

en

Duration

~14 hours (845K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Original publisher

Auburn N. Y.: John L. Ransom, 1881.

Credits

MWS, John Campbell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)

Release date

2023-09-10

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

JL

John L. Ransom

1843–1919

A Union soldier who turned one of the Civil War’s harshest prison experiences into a vivid firsthand record, he is remembered for the diary he kept after being captured and sent to Andersonville. His writing remains valued for its plainspoken detail, human feeling, and close view of survival under extreme hardship.

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