Project Gutenberg 2011-10-21 Public domain in the USA. 344 Hamlin, Augustus C. (Augustus Choate) 1829 1905 Hamlin, Augustus Choate 02000419 Martyria; or, Andersonville Prison Produced by The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Martyria; or, Andersonville Prison" by Augustus C. Hamlin is a historical account written in the mid-19th century. The book provides a harrowing examination of the conditions experienced by Union soldiers imprisoned at Andersonville during the American Civil War. It details the injustices and inhumane treatment faced by these men, emphasizing themes of cruelty, survival, and the moral implications of war. The opening of the work sets the stage for an exploration of the prison's grim realities, offering a poignant reflection on the effects of social institutions and the motivations behind human actions. Hamlin begins by describing the broad landscape of the American South, setting a contrasting backdrop against the suffering endured by the captured soldiers. He meticulously outlines the prison's layout and harsh living conditions, establishing a picture of despair and dehumanization as vast numbers of soldiers are confined without adequate shelter, food, or medical care. The narrative aims not only to recount the horrors of Andersonville but also to invoke a deeper understanding of the causes and consequences of such suffering, both personally and as a collective national wound. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 50.1 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Andersonville Prison United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Prisoners and prisons E456 Text Browsing: History - American Browsing: History - Warfare Category: History - Other Category: History - American Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: History - Warfare 468774 2025-06-15T11:29:09.114199 text/html 471346 2021-01-08T05:43:09 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1173001 2021-01-08T05:43:09 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1439336 2025-06-15T11:29:20.312110 application/epub+zip 1444554 2025-06-15T11:29:13.339192 application/epub+zip 230387 2025-06-15T11:29:11.644159 application/epub+zip 1677181 2025-06-15T11:29:25.335102 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1639570 2025-06-15T11:29:19.077114 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 409107 2022-09-17T10:01:57.844518 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 410656 2025-06-15T11:29:08.074194 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 410405 2021-01-08T05:43:09 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 151213 2021-01-08T05:43:09 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 410472 2021-01-08T05:43:09 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 151143 2021-01-08T05:43:09 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20437 2025-06-15T11:29:25.492083 application/rdf+xml 17084 2025-06-15T11:29:12.241172 image/jpeg 4153 2025-06-15T11:29:11.944183 image/jpeg 1271053 2025-06-15T11:29:09.207189 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog