Recollections of Prison Life at Andersonville, Georgia and Florence, South Carolina

by C.A. Smith, edited and with an introduction by Steven Fenton





 

Recollections of Prison Life at Andersonville, Georgia and Florence, South Carolina
by C. A. Smith
, 142 pages. Feel the simple plain courage of an ordinary man in an extraordinary situation - A prisoner at Andersonville, the most dreaded of all the southern prison camps during the U.S. Civil War. In his own words written while still fresh in his memory C. A. Smith documents the true Camp Sumpter (known as Andersonville). You will also learn about Smith's thrilling escape and eventual recapture at Florence Prison.

This book was originally published in Iowa, circa 1875. This new edition has been edited by a great-great nephew, and also includes a biography of the author, a condensed historical sketch of the 11th Iowa Volunteers, and features numerous photographs, maps and sketches.

You will see and experience Andersonville for what it really was - Hell on Earth.

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ISBN 1-58035-002-x

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