02482cam a22003253u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003701000130007804000110009104100170010205000090011910000190012824501300014726400510027730000470032833600260037533700260040133800360042750000310046350801700049452012200066453400450188465300780192965300890200785600430209699900170213957475UtSlPG20260610134326.0mcr n260607r2018||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  a15020688  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aE4561 aWest, Beckwith10aExperience of a Confederate States Prisoner :bBeing an Ephemeris Regularly Kept by an Officer of the Confederate States Army 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2018  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2018-07-09  aProduced by The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at
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generously made available by the Library of Congress)  a"Experience of a Confederate States Prisoner" by Beckwith West is a historical account written in the mid-19th century. The book narrates the experiences of an officer in the Confederate States Army who has been captured during the Civil War and reflects on the conditions and events surrounding his imprisonment. Through first-person accounts, it reveals the daily struggles of prisoners, the interactions between Confederate and Union soldiers, and the broader context of the war from a Southern perspective.  The opening of the narrative introduces the author’s initial capture following a Confederate victory at McDowell in May 1862. The officer provides detailed accounts of his health struggles while recuperating, the chaotic retreat from Front Royal due to advancing Yankee forces, and his subsequent imprisonment under Union custody. Additionally, he depicts the supportive and sympathetic attitudes of local townsfolk towards Confederate prisoners, highlighting moments of kindness amidst suffering. This detailed diary-like format establishes a raw and intimate perspective on the emotional and physical realities faced by captured soldiers during the war. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aUnited States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Prisoners and prisons  aUnited States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives, Confederate40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/57475  c98306d98306