Reprint of the original, first published in 1867.

Reproduction of the original: Lights and Shadows in Confederate Prisons by Homer B. Sprague

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"This narrative of prison life differs from all others that I have seen, in that it is careful to put the best possible construction upon the treatment of Union prisoners by the Confederates, and to state and emphasize kindnesses and ...

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