What I Saw and Suffered in Rebel Prisons (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from What I Saw and Suffered in Rebel PrisonsIn the fall of 1865, a young soldier, Whose crippled condition was calculated to move the stoutest heart, was borne into my office, by the willing arms of two com rades, for the purpose of seeking my advice in relation to a claim against the Government.This soldier proved to be daniel george kelley, of Aurora, Erie county, late a Sergeant in Company K, Twenty-fourth Regiment New York Cavalry Volan teers.Entering into conversation with my visitor, I learned the appalling fact, that by reason of neglect, exposure and brutality, incident to a protracted incarceration in the notorious rebel prison at Andersonville, Sergeant Kelley had become totally paralyzed from the hips downward! Leaving him as helpless as a new-born child.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.