Category: Biographies
First Visit to Annapolis—Stories of Starved Men—Burial at Andersonville—Neely’s Life in the Dungeon of Castle Thunder—Sergeant Kerker—Captains Wilson and Shelton in the “Iron Cage,” in Buncombe County, Tenn.—The Boy and the Flag—Gould’s returning Consciousness—Mr. Brown in Dan...
First Visit to Annapolis—Stories of Starved Men—Burial at Andersonville—Neely’s Life in the Dungeon of Castle Thunder—Sergeant Kerker—Captains Wilson and Shelton in the “Iron Ca...
5. CHAPTER I.When the first sounds of war were heard, and there dimly dawned the startling fact that traitors were imperiling the life of the nation, we all remember how thousands rushed to...
6. CHAPTER II.We remained at home only long enough for Mr. H. to recuperate sufficiently to bear the fatigues of travel. While he was still unfit for the journey, the great battle of Gettysbu...
7. CHAPTER III.The 9th of May, 1864, Mr. H. left Philadelphia, with a number of other gentlemen, agents of the Sanitary Commission, for the purpose of proceeding directly to the front, to wait...
8. CHAPTER IV.First Visit to Annapolis.—Stories of Starved Men.—Burial at Andersonville.—Neely’s Life in the Dungeon of Castle Thunder.—Sergeant Kerker.—Captains Wilson and Shelton in the “Ir...