War Prison Diary

War Prison Diary is the personal account of Michael Dougherty, a Union private during the American Civil War, written over 23 months while he was imprisoned in various Confederate camps. Dougherty was the only survivor among 127 Union soldiers captured with him, most of whom died in the infamous Andersonville prison. His diary provides a harrowing depiction of the brutal conditions faced by prisoners, particularly at Andersonville, making it a significant historical document of the Civil War era.