REMINISCENCES OF THE CIVIL WAR: Escape From Fort Tyler Prison (43rd Indiana Infantry)

Little, Horace B.

Published by Indiana Magazine Of History, Bloomington, Indiana, 1913

About this Item

BOOK DESCRIPTION: 8vo, Indiana Magazine of History, Vol. XIII, No. 1, March 1917, pgs 42-55. CONDITION DESCRIPTION: Original printed wrappers, upper corner of front corner missing, top and bottom of spine chipped, else VG. Interior is clean and tight. CONTENTS DESCRIPTION: The author, a member of the 43rd Indiana Infantry was captured near Camden, Arkansas and taken to Camp Ft. Tyler, Smith County Texas. This prison camp was also known as Camp Ford near Tyler, Texas. Here he describes the prison, his subsequent escape and evasion thru rebel country back to Union lines near Little Rock, Arkansas. His account was originally published in the Danville Gazette in December, 1916. Published material on Confederate prison camps in Texas are unusual; scarce in this original edition. REFERENCES: DORN Indiana 125.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: REMINISCENCES OF THE CIVIL WAR: Escape From Fort Tyler Prison (43rd Indiana Infantry)
• Publisher: Indiana Magazine Of History, Bloomington, Indiana
• Publication Date: 1913
• Language: English
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Unit Histories
  • POWs - Captivity
  • Military History