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Author:

Makely, Wesley.

Title:

I fear I shall never leave this island : life in a Civil War prison / [edited and annotated by] David R. Bush.

Publisher:

University Press of Florida,

Copyright Date:

c2011

Description:

xiii, 269 p. : ill., map ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Makely, Wesley--Correspondence.
Johnson Island Prison.
Prisoners of war--Johnson Island--Johnson Island--Correspondence.
Prisoners of war--Confederate States of America--Correspondence.
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives, Confederate.
Confederate States of America.--Virginia Cavalry Regiment, 18th.--Virginia Cavalry Regiment, 18th.
Makely, Kate--Correspondence.

Other Authors:

Bush, David R.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Johnson's Island Prison -- Where is your letter? (August 16-December 13, 1863) -- Thoughts of exchange (December 24, 1863-May 8, 1864) -- Sending images (May 11-September 15, 1864) -- Hard rubber and hard times (September 19, 1864-March 12, 1865) -- Going home (March 21-April 29, 1865) -- The prisoner-of-war experience.

ISBN:

0813037441 (acid-free paper)
9780813037448 (acid-free paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)709674055

LCCN:

2011018991

Locations:

FCPB384 -- Dike Public Library (Dike)