Andersonville Diary - Escape - With List of The Dead

Andersonville Diary is a true account of life in one of the most infamous prisons in U. S. wartime history. This book is the diary of John Ransom, a Union soldier who served time in the Andersonville Prison Pen. Ransom provides an insider’s view of the hellish conditions endured by the men imprisoned there. The entries were originally published as a series of letters in the Jackson (Mich.) Citizen. The volume includes a chapter of “Rebel Testimony” given at the trial of Henry Wirz, the camp commander. There is also a list of those who died during their imprisonment. The deceased are listed alphabetically, by state, and provide the full name, Company, Regiment, date of death and the number on the headstone in the cemetery.