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Andersonville diary — John L. Ransom

Andersonville diary

John L. Ransom

  • History
  • Book language: English
  • 562 pages

Andersonville Diary is a firsthand historical account by John L. Ransom, a Union sergeant imprisoned at the Confederate camp during the American Civil War. It records daily camp life, hardship, deaths, and an escape, along with a list of the dead. It is valuable for listeners seeking an authentic wartime testimony.

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Opening of the book

Andersonville Diary,
ESCAPE,
——AND——
LIST OF THE DEAD,
——WITH——
Nĵƽŧ, CLj., RŧƄƗƽŧƿǵ, Dĵǵŧ Ljż
Dŧĵǵƒ
——AND——
No. of Grave in Cemetery.
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JOHN L. RANSOM,
LATE FIRST SERGEANT NINTH MICH. CAV.,
AUTHOR AND PUBLISHER.
AUBURN, N. Y.

1881.

“Entered according to act of Congress, in the year 1881, by
JLjƒƿ L. RĵƿǪLjƽ, in the office of the Librarian of
Congress, at Washington.”

DEDICATION.
TO THE
MOTHERS, WIVES AND SISTERS
OF THOSE WHOSE NAMES
ARE HEREIN RECORDED AS HAVING DIED
—IN—
ANDERSONVILLE,
THIS BOOK IS RESPECTFULLY DEDICATED
BY THE AUTHOR.

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Contents

  1. Andersonville Diary, ESCAPE, ——AND—— LIST OF THE DEAD,
  2. INTRODUCTION.
  3. CONTENTS
  4. THE CAPTURE.
  5. NEW YEAR’S DAY
  6. PEMERTON BUILDING.
  7. ANDERSONVILLE.
  8. FROM BAD TO WORSE.
  9. THE RAIDERS PUT DOWN.
  10. MOVED JUST IN TIME.
  11. HOSPITAL LIFE.
  12. REMOVED TO MILLEN.
  13. ESCAPE BUT NOT ESCAPE.
  14. RE-CAPTURED.
  15. A SUCCESSFUL ESCAPE.
  16. SAFE AND SOUND.
  17. THE FINIS.
  18. MICHAEL HOARE’S ESCAPE
  19. REBEL TESTIMONY.
  20. SUMMARY
  21. THE WAR’S DEAD.
  22. EX-PRISONERS AND PENSIONERS.
  23. LIST OF THE DEAD
  24. A List of Officers Imprisoned at Camp Asylum, Columbia, S.C.
  25. THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG™ LICENSE

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