John Ransom's Civil War diary : notes from inside Andersonville, the Civil War's most notorious prison /
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| Author / Creator: | Ransom, John L., author. |
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| Uniform title: | Andersonville diary |
| Edition: | Dover edition. |
| Imprint: | Mineola, New York : Dover Publications, Inc., 2017. |
| Description: | 220 pages ; 21 cm |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11004378 |
| Related Items: | Reproduction of (manifestation):
Andersonville diary |
| Summary: | "The Civil War produced many diaries, but few as appealing and readable as this one." -- Publishers Weekly<br> "An altogether exciting and unique, almost priceless documentary." -- Library Journal<br> "A tale of adventure, of suspense from beginning to end, of fierce hate and great love, of the incredible callousness of man and the incredible warmth of man -- with the added knowledge that 'it really happened.'" -- Bruce Catton<br> John L. Ransom joined the Union Army in 1862, serving as brigade quartermaster of the Ninth Michigan Volunteer Cavalry. A year later, the 20-year-old soldier was captured in Tennessee and interned at the notorious Georgia prison camp, Andersonville. Ransom's harrowing firsthand account of Civil War prison life constitutes a valuable historical record -- a true story not only of cruelty, death, and deprivations but also of acts of courage and kindness that ensured the young soldier's survival and preserved his faith in humanity. |
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| Item Description: | Dover books on Americana. Originally published under title: Andersonville diary. Auburn, N.Y. : John L. Ransom, 1881. |
| Physical Description: | 220 pages ; 21 cm |
| ISBN: | 9780486809045 0486809048 |
