num_pages: 304
description: John Ransom was a 20-year-old Union soldier when he became a prisoner of war in 1863. In his unforgettable diary, Ransom reveals the true story of his day-to-day struggle in the worst of Confederate prison camps--where hundreds of prisoners died daily. Ransom's story of survival is, according to Publishers Weekly, "a great adventure . . . observant, eloquent, and moving."
language: English
title: Andersonville Diary
titlecomplete: Andersonville Diary
genres: History, American History, Civil War, War, Biography, Military History, Memoir, Nonfiction, American Civil War, Military Fiction
ratings_count: 805
publisher: Berkley