John McElroy

With over 130 illustrations, this is the complete 4 Volumes of Andersonville: A Story Of Rebel Military Prisons. The story is based upon John McElroy's lengthy confinement in the Confederate Andersonville prison camp during the American Civil War: "I know that what is contained herein will be bitterly denied. I am prepared for this. In my boyhood I witnessed the savagery of the Slavery agitation-in my youth I felt the fierceness of the hatred directed against all those who stood by the Nation. I know that hell hath no fury like the vindictiveness of those who are hurt by the truth being told of them. I apprehend being assailed by a sirocco of contradiction and calumny. But I solemnly affirm in advance the entire and absolute truth of every material fact, statement and description. I assert that, so far from there being any exaggeration in any particular, that in no instance has the half of the truth been told, nor could it be, save by an inspired pen.

This Was Andersonville is a historical account of the infamous Confederate prisoner-of-war camp located in Georgia during the American Civil War. Written by John McElroy, a Union soldier who was imprisoned at Andersonville for several months, the book provides a firsthand perspective on the conditions and treatment of prisoners at the camp. McElroy details the overcrowding, lack of food and medical care, and rampant disease that plagued the camp, resulting in the deaths of thousands of prisoners. The book also explores the actions of the Confederate officials and guards who oversaw the camp, including their use of torture and brutality towards the prisoners. This Was Andersonville is a sobering and insightful look at one of the darkest chapters in American history.The True Story Of Andersonville Military Prison As Told In The Personal Recollections Of John McElroy, Sometime Private, Co. L, 16th Illinois Cavalry.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.