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An Experience in Virginia Prisons During the Last Winter of the War by George Haven Putnam
Originally published in 1912
The harrowing experience of a young lieutenant in Libby and Danville prisons
during the harsh winter of 1864 to 1865. Captured after the Battle of Cedar Creek, he was first imprisoned in Richmond at the infamous Libby Prison, then transferred to Danville.Facing death from starvation and abuse, Putnam chronicles the torments and the triumphs of the Union officers held in the prisoner of war camps of the Confederacy. Appointed an officer of the exchange, he reveals how the Southern military was unprepared, even in defeat, to deal honorably with the Union prisoners of war.
Included are appendices on the horrific conditions at Andersonville, as compared to the relatively mild conditions in the Northern camps, and the famed tunnel escape, organized by Colonel Rose, out of Libby Prison.
A Prisoner of War in Virginia
152 pages
5.50" x 8.00"
Softcover, with photographs, map, and index
$19.95
ISBN 1-928757-06-5
The complete preface of the book by the editor. Excerpts from the text by the author.
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