A Northern Confederate at Johnson's Island Prison

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A Northern Confederate at Johnson's Island Prison is written by James Parks Caldwell and published by McFarland. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0786456191 (ISBN 10) and 9780786456192 (ISBN 13).

A college graduate at 16 and a founder of the Sigma Chi fraternity, 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 on Johnson's Island, in Lake Erie, near Sandusky, Ohio. He kept a daily diary for 18 months, describing the prison food and conditions, as well as his classical and intellectual interests. The book features letters, a poem, notes, and an index.