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.
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.
The late James Parks Caldwell was a lawyer, college instructor, and Confederate soldier.
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Table of Contents Preface and Acknowledgments Introduction (by James D. Hardy, Jr.) Caldwell's Life Caldwell the Classicist (by Kenneth Kitchell) "In Durance Vile" The Diaries Appendix: Letters, Poems and Essays Notes Bibliographic Essay Index
Table of Contents Preface and Acknowledgments Introduction (by James D. Hardy, Jr.) Caldwell's Life Caldwell the Classicist (by Kenneth Kitchell) "In Durance Vile" The Diaries Appendix: Letters, Poems and Essays Notes Bibliographic Essay Index
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