The Chattanooga Jail That Starved and Shattered Men
The account recalls the brutal treatment of prisoners in the south during the Civil War. A northern leader recounts a hidden underground cell in Chattanooga where nineteen prisoners, including a black inmate, were kept in a thirteen by forty foot area for over two weeks. The jailer Swine inflicted harsh conditions, including cramped confinement, foul air, and brutal neglect, echoing horrors of Andersonville. The narrative emphasizes the dehumanizing impact of slavery and war on captured soldiers.
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Prisoner Memoir of Union Spies in East Tennessee
The narrator recalls a brutal Confederate jail in East Tennessee where captured Unionists, including a notorious enslaved man called Aleck and others, faced kidnapping, whipping, and sale. He details dire confinement, guards, scarce food, water deprivation, and the precarious plan to claim military orders to avoid exposing spy activity. He shares escape risks, comradery, and the tense wait for release as other prisoners recount interdicted journeys and fates.
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