Excerpt from A Glimpse of Andersonville and Other WritingsAmong those most likely to be in earnest in the matter was my Old friend H. I. Gorham, a corporal Of our company. I think we were each a little surprised at the audacity of our undertaking as we begun to formulate plans, and measure as near as we could the chances of success. Neither was dis posed to be rash, but each was willing to take an even chance with death in preference to the hospitality Of the Confederate authorities.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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Excerpt from Andersonville Violets: A Story of Northern and Southern Life The writer has long felt that a story of Northern and Southern life might be written that would pre sent food for sound and healthful thought, unblinded by partisan feeling or sectional hatred. The war is over forever. It can never be fought again. We have but one flag. It is the duty of all patriotic citizens to lend their best efforts to the task of looking at the causes of the war and its results, fairly and intelligently. A story of Andersonville prison, told by a soldier in the Confederate army, suggested this volume. The Northern scenes are taken from life. The pictures of Southern life are taken from personal experience. An efiort has been made to give an exact report of the state of affairs found by one Northern immigrant. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Looks at Andersonville Prison's commandant during the U.S. Civil War, Confederate Major Henry Wirz, who was arrested and later found guilty on war crimes charges for allowing inhumane conditions and treatment of prisoners of war at the prison.

Excerpt from From Spottsylvania to Wilmington, N. C: By Way of Andersonville and Florence On the 12th of May, 1864, occurred the battle of Spottsylvania, considered by some to be the hardest fought battle of the war. It would certainly rank among the first. At an early hour in the morning Hancock, with his superb Second Corps, broke through the centre of the rebel line, capturing a large number of prisoners. Our corps, the Sixth, was hurried up to the scene of fighting. Arriving on the ground, we were soon engaged. By nine o'clock or before, we had exhausted our ammunition, and were obliged to seek such shelter as we could get without returning the fire. A portion of our regiment were on a knoll much more exposed than the rest, so we went up to the captured rifle-pits which were two or three rods in advance of where we had been staying. This was a very unfortunate move. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Three young Confederates and an entire town come face-to-face with Andersonville Prison's atrocities and learn the cost of compassion, when withheld and when given.