This was Andersonville
Subtitle: the true story of Andersonville Military Prison ...
By: by John McElroy ; edited with an introd. by Roy Meredith ; illustrated by Arthur Meredith, Jr.
Contributors: Meredith, Roy, 1908-
Edition: Fairfax 1979 ed.
Publisher: Fairfax Press : distributed by Crown Publishers
Published: 1979
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 354
Subjects: McElroy, John, 1846-1929.; Andersonville Prison.; Illinois Cavalry. 16th Regiment, 1861-1865 -- Biography.; Prisoners of War -- Georgia -- Andersonville -- Biography.; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Prisoners and prisons.; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives.; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Regimental histories.
Description: "McElroy, with a detachment of his regiment, was guarding a supply route to Cumberland Gap when his entire company was captured in a surprise attack one morning during the winter of 1862-63. He and his comrades were taken to Lippy Prison, and from there they were sent to Andersonville. McElroy spent the rest of the war as a prisoner. His story of attempts at escape, of comrades tracked through cypress swamps by packs of vicious dogs, and of the everyday struggle just to stay alive, is one of the great stories of the Civil War"--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
A greatly revised ed. of the author's Andersonville, a story of rebel military prisons, first published in 1879.