Incidents And Adventures In Rebeldom: Libby, Belle-Isle, Salisbury

By George W. Darby

Book Overview

Imprisoned in the American Civil War South, Geo. W. Darby turned his ordeal into a calm, relentless record of what captivity meant for a Northern soldier. Every page bears hard witness. Incidents And Adventures In Rebeldom gathers his civil war prisoner memoir into a vivid union soldier captivity narrative that follows him through Libby and Belle Isle prison and the grim confines of Salisbury. Written as an American war autobiography rather than a detached history, Darby's account opens a rare window on Confederate prison camp life and the atmosphere of Richmond, Virginia Libby Prison in particular. Without sentimentality, he traces the small routines of endurance, the threats that never quite recede, and the strange mix of despair and defiance that shaped survival in Salisbury prison. For civil war history buffs who seek more than battlefield campaigns, it stands beside the most powerful Andersonville prison camp stories and other civil war POW escape tales as an essential counterpart from inside the wire. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions. Restored for today's and future generations. More than a reprint - a collector's item and a cultural treasure. For casual readers as well as classic-literature collectors, this carefully produced edition is a compelling gift for military history readers and anyone drawn to first-hand voices from the American Civil War South.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9354480705
• ISBN13: 9789354480706
• Release Date: March 2021
• Publisher: Alpha Edition
• Length: 230 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"