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Published in 1880, this is a narrative of the author's experiences being a Union soldier and prisoner of war of the Confederacy. This author was a Captain with the Ninth New Jersey Veteran Volunteers.

Fast and loose in Dixie. An unprejudiced narrative of personal experience as a prisoner of war at Libby, Macon, Savannah, and Charleston, with an account of a desperate leap from a moving train of cars, a weary tramp of forty-five days through swamps and mountains. This book,... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc... Read Full Overview

Fast And Loose In Dixie, An Unprejudiced Narrative Of Personal Experience As A Prisoner Of War At Libby Macon, Savannah, And Charleston (1880) is a first-hand account of the experiences of James Madison Drake, a Union soldier, during his time as a prisoner of war in Confederate... Read Full Overview

""Fast And Loose In Dixie"" is a first-hand account of the experiences of James Madison Drake during the American Civil War. The book details his time as a prisoner of war in three different Confederate prisons: Libby, Macon, and Charleston. Drake's narrative provides an unprejudiced... Read Full Overview

""Fast and Loose in Dixie"" is a memoir written by James Madison Drake, detailing his experiences as a prisoner of war during the American Civil War. The book provides an unprejudiced narrative of Drake's personal experiences at three different Confederate prisons: Libby, Macon,... Read Full Overview