Publisher's Synopsis
""Eighteen Months A Prisoner Under The Rebel Flag"" is a memoir written by Samuel S. Boggs in 1889. The book provides a first-hand account of his experiences as a prisoner of war during the American Civil War. Boggs was captured by Confederate forces and spent time in several notorious prisons, including Belle Isle, Danville, Andersonville, Charleston, Florence, and Libby prisons. The book offers a condensed pen picture of each of these prisons, providing readers with a vivid and harrowing description of the conditions he and his fellow prisoners endured. Through his own experiences, Boggs offers insight into the physical and psychological toll of imprisonment, as well as the impact of war on individuals and society. Overall, ""Eighteen Months A Prisoner Under The Rebel Flag"" is a valuable historical document that sheds light on a little-known aspect of the Civil War.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some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.