Letters of Henry S. White reprinted from Zion's Herald, an indepdendent Methodist newspaper, originally published in 1864-1865, detailing his experiences as a Northern chaplain captured by the South and imprisoned for three months in Macon prison.

One of the many controversial issues to emerge from the Civil War was the treatment of prisoners of war. At two stockades, the Confederate prison at Anderson, and the Union prison at Elmira, suffering was accute and mortality was high. This work explores the economic and social impact of Elmira.

A bibliographical guide to recently published Civil War diaries, journals, letters, and memoirs.

Books about Bibliotheca Americana, 1886

Includes: The regimental history of the 12th West Virginia Infantry, originally published in 1892 The Story of Andersonville and Florence by James N. Miller A complete regimental roster and index An Excerpt: The attack on Fort Gregg, Petersburg, Virginia, April 2, 1865: ...when within 50 yards of the fort, Sergt.