Arrested as a civilian, James Williamson kept a diary of daily life in the Old Capitol Prison in Washington, where non-combatants, spies and prisoners awaiting exchange were held. He records the routine, the guards and his fellow inmates, then his release, the voyage south to the parole camp and the treatment of prisoners on both sides.
A first-hand Southern account by the later historian of Mosby’s Rangers; read it as a partisan witness. Download the free EPUB.