Andersonville Diary, Escape And List Of The Dead

Andersonville Diary, Escape And List Of The Dead is a firsthand account by John L. Ransom, a Union soldier and quartermaster of Company A, 9th Michigan Volunteer Cavalry, who was imprisoned at the notorious Andersonville prison during the American Civil War. Written shortly after the war, Ransom's diary details his harrowing experiences, the dire conditions of the camp, and the suffering endured by fellow prisoners. The book also includes a list of the dead and a recapitulation of deaths by state, highlighting the tragic toll of the prison's overcrowding and unsanitary conditions, which led to nearly 13,000 deaths among the 45,000 Union soldiers held there.