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This memoir by John Levi Maile provides a harrowing account of his experiences as a Union soldier held captive in the notorious Andersonville prison during the Civil War. Maile graphically describes the appalling conditions inside the prison, including disease, starvation, and brutal mistreatment of the prisoners. This book is a powerful indictment of the inhumanity of war, and a testament to the resilience of the human spirit.
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