Title: A northern Confederate at Johnson's Island Prison
Description: "Caldwell entered the Confederate Army as an artillery lieutenant. He fought at Shiloh, Port Hudson and other campaigns before being captured in 1863 and imprisoned in Ohio. He kept a daily diary for 18 months, describing the prison food and conditions, as well as his classicist and intellectual interests. Features letters, a poem, index, and notes"--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Prisoners of war, Prisoners and prisons, Diaries, Confederate Personal narratives, Johnson Island Prison, Biography, History, Ohio, biography, United states, history, civil war, 1861-1865, personal narratives, United states, history, civil war, 1861-1865, prisoners and prisons, Prisoners, biography
Places: United States, Ohio, Hamilton (Ohio), Johnson Island
People: James Parks Caldwell (1841-1911), Caldwell family
Time periods: Civil War, 1861-1865