Project Gutenberg 2011-10-21 Public domain in the USA. 584 Hamlin, Augustus C. (Augustus Choate) 1829 1905 Hamlin, Augustus Choate 02000419 Martyria; or, Andersonville Prison Produced by The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Martyria; or, Andersonville Prison" by Augustus C. Hamlin is a historical account written in the mid-19th century. The book provides a harrowing examination of the conditions experienced by Union soldiers imprisoned at Andersonville during the American Civil War. It details the injustices and inhumane treatment faced by these men, emphasizing themes of cruelty, survival, and the moral implications of war. The opening of the work sets the stage for an exploration of the prison's grim realities, offering a poignant reflection on the effects of social institutions and the motivations behind human actions. Hamlin begins by describing the broad landscape of the American South, setting a contrasting backdrop against the suffering endured by the captured soldiers. He meticulously outlines the prison's layout and harsh living conditions, establishing a picture of despair and dehumanization as vast numbers of soldiers are confined without adequate shelter, food, or medical care. The narrative aims not only to recount the horrors of Andersonville but also to invoke a deeper understanding of the causes and consequences of such suffering, both personally and as a collective national wound. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Andersonville Prison United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Prisoners and prisons E456 Text Browsing: History - American Browsing: History - Warfare 468683 468666 2024-09-16T05:10:46.023077 2023-09-16T11:34:54.358084 text/html text/html 471346 2021-01-08T05:43:09 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1173001 2021-01-08T05:43:09 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1414758 2024-09-16T05:10:54.947061 application/epub+zip 1420220 2024-09-16T05:10:48.200095 application/epub+zip 228407 2024-09-16T05:10:46.969089 application/epub+zip 1636372 2024-09-16T05:10:59.564007 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1598575 2024-09-16T05:10:53.883058 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 409107 2022-09-17T10:01:57.844518 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 410656 410463 2024-09-16T05:10:44.795093 2023-09-16T11:34:53.331074 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 410405 2021-01-08T05:43:09 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 151213 2021-01-08T05:43:09 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 410472 2021-01-08T05:43:09 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 151143 2021-01-08T05:43:09 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20140 2024-09-16T05:10:59.737190 application/rdf+xml 17188 2024-09-16T05:10:47.365065 image/jpeg 4146 2024-09-16T05:10:47.160074 image/jpeg 1247000 2024-09-16T05:10:46.107102 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog