Six Union prisoners slip out of the Confederate prison at Danville, Virginia, and make for freedom on foot, hiding in thick woods by day, walking backward over roads to confuse pursuers, and depending on whoever would feed them. Written down from memory in 1866, since they carried neither pencil nor paper, the narrative follows every mile.
A vivid first-hand escape story for Civil War readers and anyone who enjoys true survival accounts. Download the free EPUB.