Gettysburg and Andersonville: Prison Diary of Union Corporal Charles Smedley
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From May of 1862 to May of 1864, young Charles Smedley fought fiercely with the 90th Pennsylvania Volunteers at Cedar Mountain, Antietam, and at the titanic clash at Gettysburg. In his diary, he described his regiments arrival and battle at Gettysburg, included in this volume.At the Battle of the Wilderness in 1864, Smedley was captured along with some of his comrades. He was soon thrown into the horrors at notorious Andersonville Prison. Throughout his time there, he continued to keep a meticulous record of what he saw and experienced as he struggled with starvation and disease, and tried desperately to save friends. It is a riveting and exacting account of life in the Confederacy's most infamous camp.Every memoir of the American Civil War provides us with another view of the catastrophe that changed the country forever.Be sure to LOOK INSIDE by clicking the cover above or download a sample.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1520529325
ISBN13:9781520529325
Release Date:February 2017
Publisher:Independently published
Length:54 Pages
Weight:0.29 lbs.
Dimensions:9.0" x 0.1" x 6.0"
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