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_aExperience of a Confederate States Prisoner : _bBeing an Ephemeris Regularly Kept by an Officer of the Confederate States Army |
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_aSalt Lake City, UT : _bProject Gutenberg, _c2018 |
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| 500 | _aRelease date is 2018-07-09 | ||
| 508 | _aProduced by The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Library of Congress) | ||
| 520 | _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.) | ||
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| 653 | _aUnited States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Prisoners and prisons | ||
| 653 | _aUnited States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives, Confederate | ||
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