1879 1st ed Civil War Prisoners Andersonville Confederate Prison TORTURE Escape
Ed Civil War Prisoners Andersonville Confederate Prison TORTURE Escape. The Andersonville National Historic Site, located near Andersonville, Georgia, preserves the former Camp Sumter (also known as Andersonville Prison), a Confederate prisoner-of-war camp during the American Civil War. Most of the site lies in southwestern Macon County, adjacent to the east side of the town of Andersonville. As well as the former prison, the site also contains the Andersonville National Cemetery and the National Prisoner of War Museum. This delightful book is a truly fascinating story about Civil War prisons, military endeavors, POW torture, and most exciting of allprison escapes! John McElroy takes us on a journey through the life and experience of Confederate soldiers fifteen months imprisonment! This is filled with small illustrations depicting this exciting quest! Andersonville : a story of Rebel military prisons, fifteen months a guest of the so-called southern confederacy : a private soldier's experience in Richmond, Andersonville, Savannah, Millen, Blackshear, and Florence.
Wear as seen in photos. Complete with all 654 pages; plus indexes, prefaces and such; some pages loose but all present.
9in X 6in (22.5cm x 15cm). The item "1879 1st ed Civil War Prisoners Andersonville Confederate Prison TORTURE Escape" is in sale since Monday, September 14, 2015. This item is in the category "Books\Antiquarian & Collectible". The seller is "schilb_antique_books" and is located in Columbia, Missouri.This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Subject: Military & War
- Special Attributes: 1st Edition
- Origin: American
- Year Printed: 1879
- Printing Year: 1879