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Army Life and Prison Experiences, 1861-1864

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Scope and Contents Note From the Collection:

This is a copy of a manuscript by Charles G. Davis. It is his first-person story of being an imprisoned Union soldier who escaped during the Civil War. He escaped with four other men, and they traveled on foot for thirty-one days behind Confederate lines to Knoxville, Tennessee.

Dates: 1861-1864