Since I commenced writing this Story I have felt the want of a liberal education as I never felt it before. For, to tell the exact truth, I never enjoyed the advantages of any school of higher grade than the common district school of thirty years ago. Therefore, kind reader,—you who have enjoyed the advantages of better schools, and a more liberal education,—when you find a mistake in this book, one which can not be laid at the door of the printer, kindly, and for “Sweet Charity’s Sake,” overlook it; for I assure you I would be thus kind to you under similar circumstances.
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Page. CHAPTER I. 1 Introduction 2 The Battle of Chickamauga 5 Captured
6 The Field Hospital 8 A trip over the battle field 8 The Atlanta Prison Pen 9 The “Engine Thieves” 10 Onward to Richmond
CHAPTER III. 12 Libby Prison 13 Scott’s Building 15 “Zult”
CHAPTER IV. 16 Danville Prison 17 Bug Soup 18 Patriotic Songs 19 Searched—Small-pox
CHAPTER V. 20 The “Very O Lord” 21 Escape of Johney Squires 22 Skirmishing
CHAPTER VI. 25 En Route to Andersonville 27 Description of Andersonville 28 “Dugouts” and “Gophers”
CHAPTER VII. 29 Winder and Wirz 31 “Poll Parrot” 32 Georgia Home “Gyaards”
CHAPTER VIII. 33 Insufficient and poor quality of rations. 34 Digging Wells 35 Providence Spring 35 Stealing a board from the dead line 36 A break in the stockade 36 Plymouth Pilgrims
CHAPTER IX. 38 The Raiders 39 Capture and hanging of the raiders 41 Spanking
CHAPTER X. 42 Close quarters 43 Joe Hall and “Tip” Hoover 46 The Negro. Catholic Priest
CHAPTER XI. 47 Mortality at Andersonville Dr. Jones’ report 57 Remarks on Dr. Jones’ report
CHAPTER XII. 59 Progress of the war 59 Tribute to Logan 60 New quarters 61 Number of deaths in Andersonville 62 Jeff Davis
CHAPTER XIII. 64 Good-bye Andersonville 65 Arrival at Charleston 66 Historic Ground 66 Florence
CHAPTER XIV. 68 Naked and cold and hungry, Sherman 69 Letter to Wisconsin Sanitary Commission. 70 Tribute to the Sanitary Commission. 72 Honey
CHAPTER XV. 73 Vale Dixie 74 Exchange Commenced 75 My turn comes 77 Homeward bound 77 Conclusion
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On page 3, 23d line, 1st column, for “right” read regiment.