"Prison Life in Andersonville" / With Special Reference to the Opening of Providence Spring

A first-person memoir by a Union veteran who served nearly four years and endured prolonged confinement in multiple Confederate prison camps, depicting daily deprivation, the failing commissariat, and acute shortages of food and water. The narrative concentrates on the communal effort to unseal a long-blocked spring that proved crucial to prisoners’ survival, describes illness, hospital and parole experiences, and the eventual release and recovery of survivors. Supplementary sections offer corroborative testimony, discuss responsibility for prison treatment, and include memorial materials and reflections from veterans’ and relief organizations.