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 Project Gutenberg 2015-09-15 Public domain in the USA. 63 Hasson, Benjamin F. Escape from the Confederacy Reading ease score: 77.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Christopher Wright and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Escape from the Confederacy" by Benjamin F. Hasson is a gripping historical account written in the early 20th century. The book recounts the harrowing experiences of Hasson, a Union soldier, as he narrates his escape from captivity during the American Civil War. The work focuses on the challenges he faced while being held as a prisoner in Confederate camps and his desperate attempts to return to Union lines. The narrative begins with Hasson's capture and imprisonment at Belle Island, where he recounts the dire conditions endured by war prisoners. Through a mix of bravery, cleverness, and the solidarity of fellow escapees, Hasson details their audacious plan to overpower guards and flee from a moving train. The escape journey is fraught with peril; he navigates through swamps and avoids capture by bloodhounds and Confederate patrols. Along the way, he receives aid from sympathetic locals, including enslaved people, showcasing their courage and resilience. Ultimately, Hasson successfully reaches safety with the Union forces, reflecting on the terrifying experiences of war and the power of human determination. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Prisoners and prisons United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives E456 Text Browsing: History - American 120356 120299 2024-11-20T15:54:21.740665 2023-09-21T13:18:24.665050 text/html text/html 118303 2015-09-15T10:35:16 text/html; charset=us-ascii 273877 2015-09-15T10:35:16 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 291400 2024-11-20T15:54:24.581166 application/epub+zip 290895 2024-11-20T15:54:22.372670 application/epub+zip 102671 2024-11-20T15:54:22.063659 application/epub+zip 337465 2024-11-20T15:54:26.613130 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 322367 2024-11-20T15:54:24.272131 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 134459 2022-09-22T15:27:31.810093 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 106689 106494 2024-10-20T17:04:55.323440 2023-09-21T13:18:24.458019 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 106849 2015-09-15T10:35:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 41022 2015-09-15T10:35:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19005 2024-11-20T15:54:26.735120 application/rdf+xml 15443 2024-11-20T15:54:22.136662 image/jpeg 2252 2024-11-20T15:54:22.100643 image/jpeg 274499 2024-11-20T15:54:21.757661 application/octet-stream application/zip