Prison Diary, of Michael Dougherty, Late Co, B, 13th,, Pa,, Cavalty

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Excerpt from Prison Diary, of Michael Dougherty, Late Co, B, 13th, , Pa, , Cavalty: While Confined in Pemberton, Barrett's, Libby, Andersonville and Other Southern Prisons The book to which these lines form an introduction is a peculiar one in many respects. It is a story, but it is a true story, and written years ago with little idea that it would ever come into this form. The writer has been induced, only recently, by the advice of friends and by his own feeling that such a production would be appreciated, to present what, at the time it was being made up, was merely a means of occupying a mind which had to contemplate only the horrors of a situation from which death would have been, and was to thousands, a happy relief. This book is essentially different from any other that has been published concerning the Civil War or any of its incidents. Those who have had any such experience as the writer will see its truthfulness at once, and to all other readers it is commended as a statement of actual happenings by one who experienced them to the fullest. In the following pages is given an account of the daily life of the writer while confined in Pemberton, Barrett's, Libby, Andersonville and other Southern prisons. This was my second experience of Southern prison life. When captured the first time we were not treated as badly as the second time, and no detailed account was kept of each day's doings. An account of my first capture, however, may be of interest. On February 26, 1863, my regiment, the 13th Pa. Cavalry, then encamped at Winchester, Va., was ordered out on a scouting expedition up the Shenandoah Valley and to rout out what was thought to be a band of Rebel foragers or raiders. We captured eight or ten of them and drove the remainder into the camp of the 11th Va, Rebel regiment at Woodsdock, some twenty miles from Winchester. We then started for camp, our horses almost played out. On our return, at Fishers Hill, we were met by a large force of the enemy, who were lined up on both flanks, and who opened fire on us. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.