Prison Life in Andersonville

John Levi Maile (1844 - 1934)

A firsthand account of the deplorable conditions within the most infamous prisoner-of-war camp of the Confederacy. Though functioning only during the last year of the Civil War, nearly 13,000 of 45,000 incarcerated Union soldiers died under inhumane conditions. - Summary by Jeffery Smith

Genre(s): War & Military

Language: English

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 00 Commendation, Dedication, and Person Forward Jeffery
00:06:44
Play 01 Ch.1 - The Writer's Credentials Jeffery
00:10:25
Play 02 Ch.2 - An Inside View of a Confederate Prison Jeffery
00:10:18
Play 03 Ch.3 - The Prison Commissariat Jeffery
00:23:56
Play 04 Ch.4 - A Dearth of Water Jeffery
00:11:13
Play 05 Ch.5 - A Cry to Heaven Jeffery
00:05:50
Play 06 Ch.6 - Unsealing of the Spring Jeffery
00:08:40
Play 07 Ch.7 - Was It a Miracle? Jeffery
00:17:25
Play 08 Ch.8 - Deliverance Jeffery
00:11:47
Play 09 Ch.9 - An Incident by the Way Jeffery
00:11:39
Play 10 Ch.10 - A Sequel Jeffery
00:16:41
Play 11 Appendix A - Contributory Testimony Jeffery
00:04:38
Play 12 Appendix B - Responsibility for Prison Treatment Jeffery
00:06:09
Play 13 Appendix C - Woman's Relief Corps Memorial Jeffery
00:15:26
Play 14 Appendix D - A Memorial Day Meditation Jeffery
00:08:55
Play 15 Appendix E - Shall the Government Confer Permanent Honors on Confederate Heroes? Jeffery
00:16:28