Project Gutenberg 2012-04-30 Public domain in the USA. 277 Maile, John Levi 1844 Maile, John L. "Prison Life in Andersonville" With Special Reference to the Opening of Providence Spring Produced by The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive.) "Prison Life in Andersonville" by John L. Maile is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The work recounts the hardships and experiences encountered by Union soldiers confined in the notorious Confederate prison of Andersonville during the American Civil War. The narrative is enriched by the author's own experiences as a veteran who spent significant time in various Confederate prisons, focusing in part on the opening of Providence Spring, a critical source of water for the suffering prisoners. The opening of the book serves as an introduction to Maile’s military credentials and sets the tone for a harrowing recounting of life in Andersonville. The narrative begins by detailing the author's enlistment, his capture, and the subsequent journey to Andersonville, where he provides an overview of the prison's conditions. The reader is quickly immersed in the grim realities faced by the prisoners, including starvation, disease, and cruel living conditions. Emphasizing the desperate need for water, the stage is set for the significant event wherein a prayer led by fellow prisoners coincides with a natural phenomenon that results in the emergence of a spring, offering hope amidst despair. This narrative not only highlights the physical suffering endured but also weaves in elements of faith and community among the captives. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/39584/39584-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 67.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Andersonville Prison United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Prisoners and prisons E456 Text Category: Biographies Category: History - American Category: History - Warfare 178462 2025-08-16T06:46:30.294678 text/html 178269 2012-04-30T10:35:12 text/html 1035260 2025-08-16T06:46:33.870654 application/epub+zip 1035253 2025-08-16T06:46:30.964679 application/epub+zip 118703 2025-08-16T06:46:30.585651 application/epub+zip 1100028 2025-08-16T06:46:36.294640 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1070636 2025-08-16T06:46:33.456674 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 156889 2022-09-18T07:05:56.563073 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 152882 2025-08-16T06:46:29.953664 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 152691 2012-04-30T10:35:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 152684 2012-04-30T10:35:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20660 2025-08-16T06:46:36.433619 application/rdf+xml 9937 2025-08-16T06:46:30.661639 image/jpeg 1784 2025-08-16T06:46:30.621647 image/jpeg 60573 2012-04-30T10:35:12 application/octet-stream application/zip 938644 2012-04-30T10:35:12 application/octet-stream application/zip 60558 2012-04-30T10:35:12 application/octet-stream application/zip 950051 2025-08-16T06:46:30.347663 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