Prison Life in Andersonville
John Levi Maile
Read by Jeffery
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 (3 hr 6 min)
Chapters
Commendation, Dedication, and Person Forward | 6:44 | Read by Jeffery |
Ch.1 - The Writer's Credentials | 10:25 | Read by Jeffery |
Ch.2 - An Inside View of a Confederate Prison | 10:18 | Read by Jeffery |
Ch.3 - The Prison Commissariat | 23:56 | Read by Jeffery |
Ch.4 - A Dearth of Water | 11:13 | Read by Jeffery |
Ch.5 - A Cry to Heaven | 5:50 | Read by Jeffery |
Ch.6 - Unsealing of the Spring | 8:40 | Read by Jeffery |
Ch.7 - Was It a Miracle? | 17:25 | Read by Jeffery |
Ch.8 - Deliverance | 11:47 | Read by Jeffery |
Ch.9 - An Incident by the Way | 11:39 | Read by Jeffery |
Ch.10 - A Sequel | 16:41 | Read by Jeffery |
Appendix A - Contributory Testimony | 4:38 | Read by Jeffery |
Appendix B - Responsibility for Prison Treatment | 6:09 | Read by Jeffery |
Appendix C - Woman's Relief Corps Memorial | 15:26 | Read by Jeffery |
Appendix D - A Memorial Day Meditation | 8:55 | Read by Jeffery |
Appendix E - Shall the Government Confer Permanent Honors on Confederate Heroes? | 16:28 | Read by Jeffery |