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Civil War Prisoner at Andersonville

Title: The Soldier's Story of His Captivity at Andersonville, Belle Isle, and Other Rebel Prisons
Author: Goss, Warren Lee
Description: 273 pp. With 4 wood-engraved plates from drawings by Thomas Nast. 7½x4¾, original green cloth, spine decorated and lettered in gilt."Much useful data on the daily life and officials at such prisons as Charleston and Florence; very bitter against Confederates" - Nevins I, p.192. Thomas Nast's graphic illustrations depict some of the cruelties inflicted by the rebels.
Heading: (Civil War)Place Published: Boston
Publisher: Lee & Shepard
Date Published: 1867