Title: They have left us here to die
Description: "They have left us here to die is an edited and annotated version of the diary Sergeant Adair kept of his seven months as a prisoner of war ... Adair reflects on the breakdown of the prisoner exchange system between the North and South, especially the roles played by the Lincoln administration and the Northern home front. As a white soldier serving with African Americans, Adair also makes revealing observations about the influence of race on the experience of captivity"--Jacket.
Subjects: Prisoners of war, Prisoners and prisons, Diaries, Military prisons, Captivity narratives, United States, United States. Army. Colored Infantry Regiment, 111th (1864-1866), Personal narratives, Regimental histories, History
Places: Confederate States of America, United States
People: Lyle Adair (b. 1843)
Time periods: Civil War, 1861-1865