Prisoners' Memories of Andersonville Prison
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First-Hand Accounts of a Civil War Prison
I've searched for first-hand accounts by Union prisoners to see more what the experience was like. I've gathered what I've found here. If you are looking for primary source material on Andersonville Prison then you just hit the jackpot. Brace yourself, as reading the memories of that horrible experience may linger unpleasantly in your mind for a long time to come.
Andersonville Prison, GA 1864 by lc_civilwar
Contents at a Glance
- Diary of Charles Lepley Who Died in Ande...
- Andersonville Diary of Lawson "Lot&...
- My Great-Great Grandfather, Abraham Bate...
- David S. Whitenack's Memories of Anderso...
- Location of Andersonville National Histo...
- Andersonville Memoir by Ezra Hoyt Ripple
- Videos to Give You a Quick Overview of A...
- Life and death in Rebel prisons by Rober...
- Ransom's Diary of Andersonville
Diary of Charles Lepley Who Died in Andersonville
Read the whole diary online
- Lepley's Diary of Andersonville
- CHARLES LEPLEY, PRIVATE, CO E PA. 103RD REGIMENT
You can read this online.
“Sunday, May 22, 1864
Three or four hundred more prisoners were brought in to day”
Andersonville Diary of Lawson "Lot" Hannibal Carley
Read the diary online
Source: freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com via Virginia on Pinterest
- Lott Carley Diary - Andersonville (click here to read the diary)
- The original diary is in the Iowa State Historical Society.
“Aug. 20, 1864 - blazing hot sun comes down on the thousands that have no shelter”
My Great-Great Grandfather, Abraham Bates Tower Survived Andersonville
David S. Whitenack's Memories of Andersonville
Read it online
Andersonville Prison, GA 1864 by lc_civilwar
- Indiana Magazine of History - Document View
- Account by two men in my great-great grandfather's company/regiment.
“we were ragged and dirty and scarcely able to walk”
Location of Andersonville National Historic Site
and nearby cities
Andersonville Memoir by Ezra Hoyt Ripple
Available from Amazon
Dancing Along the Deadline: The Andersonville Memoir of a Prisoner of the Confederacy
"Ezra Ripple paints a detailed picture of the conditions which captured Union soldiers endured inside Confederate prisons. As starvation was the greatest hardship, Ripple writes a lot about how the prisoners acquired food and how they made the most of it. He describes the physical layout of the prisons, the prisoners' routines, the prison guards and administrators, and his interaction with them." (review by MiraReviews on Amazon)
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Videos to Give You a Quick Overview of Andersonville Prison's History
Life and death in Rebel prisons by Robert H. Kellogg
Read the whole book online at Google Books
Source: books.google.com via Virginia on Pinterest
- Life and death in Rebel prisons ... - Robert H. Kellogg - Google Books
- Published in 1867
Ransom's Diary of Andersonville
Available from Amazon
John Ransom's Andersonville Diary: Life Inside the Civil War's Most Infamous Prison
"When one considers that John Ransom, at the time of his interment at Andersonville, was not a professional writer, and that much of his recounting of his horrible experiences was censored, this diary is compelling, gritty, gruesome, and all too credible. This unblinking look at a part of Civil War history that is often overlooked, captured my attention as few diaries have." (review by a Top 500 Reviewer on Amazon)
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Prison Diary of Michael Dougherty
Read it online
- Prison diary, of Michael Dougherty, late Co. B, 13th., Pa., cavalry.
- Internet Archive BookReader - Prison diary, of Michael Dougherty, late Co. B, 13th., Pa., cavalry. While confined in Pemberton, Barrett's, Libby, Andersonville and other southern prisons. Sole survivor of 127 of his regiment captured the same time, 122 dying in Andersonville
“July 6 - Rations, one pint of meal and 2 or 3 spoonfuls of beans and 2 ounces of bacon”
The Prison Diary of Michael Dougherty
or get it from Amazon
The Prison Diary of Michael Dougherty: Union Survivor of Two Years Confinement in Confederate Prisons
"Civil War prison diary written by Michael Dougherty, Union Cavalryman from Co. B, 13th Pennsylvania Cavalry during his captivity at a number of Confederate prisoner of war facilities including the Infamous camp at Andersonville, Georgia. His tale provides tremendous insight into the living hell experienced by soldiers merely trying to survive under the most deplorable conditions." (publisher's description)
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An Andersonville Diary by Thomas Asbury Gossett
Read excerpts from the diary online
Source: wabash.edu via Virginia on Pinterest
- Wabash College Magazine - Excerpts from Thomas Gossett's Andersonville Diary
- Gossett tells some horror stories but also tells of some kindnesses experienced.
“some men crossed the dead line on purpose to be killed and thus put an end to their sufferings”
The Civil War Diary of Amos E. Stearns, a Prisoner at Andersonville
Available from Amazon
The Civil War Diary of Amos E. Stearns, a Prisoner at Andersonville
127 page diary
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Vintage Book on Andersonville by McElroy
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Andersonville A Story Of Rebel Military Prisons
"This book was written in the first person by a survivor of Andersonville. I found it hard to put down. The narrative is interesting and keeps you turning pages." (review by L.J. Clark on Amazon)
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Civil War Memories of John S. Baisden
Preview 15 pages online
Background Information on Andersonville
- Rules and Regulations of Confederate Military Prisons
- Transcription of Rules and Regulations for Confederate Military Prisons along with data about many civil war prisons.
More to Come...
As I research further and find more first-hand accounts of Andersonville, I'll add them here. Check back or bookmark this page.
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Oct 11, 2011 @ 2:26 am | delete
- Great work you did dear. Keep going on.
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peppervel
Oct 9, 2011 @ 10:58 am | delete
- Gosh! I have to literally hold my breath reading this article. It's a very mixed feeling reading about people's diaries... those things they gone thru as prisoners... ! That's why I love to read about the past, helps me to appreciate the present. Thanks again for a yet another wonderful lens. I think I just became your fan...^_^!
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scarlettohairy
Oct 7, 2011 @ 1:31 pm | delete
- Wow, this is great for history lovers. It's always more meaningful when a family member was there. Great job.
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jptanabe
Oct 7, 2011 @ 9:46 am | delete
- Great job on reminding us of this terrible place. Blessed.
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FlaminCatDesigns
Oct 7, 2011 @ 8:28 am | delete
- Excellent topic. I have looked at several things on Footnote while researching my genealogy. It is shocking when you dig deep into the details of the Civil War. It is really interesting history.
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