Project Gutenberg 2014-01-18 Public domain in the USA. 135 Langworthy, Daniel Avery 1832 16003485 Reminiscences of a Prisoner of War and His Escape E-text prepared by Martin Pettit and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org) "Reminiscences of a Prisoner of War and His Escape" by Daniel Avery Langworthy is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The author was a captain in the 85th New York Volunteer Infantry during the American Civil War, and this book recounts his personal experiences of being captured as a prisoner of war and his subsequent escape. The narrative provides a detailed glimpse into the harsh realities faced by soldiers during this tumultuous period in American history. In his memoir, Langworthy shares the gripping story of his capture after the siege of Plymouth, North Carolina, where he and his regiment were taken by Confederate forces. He recounts the harrowing conditions at various prisons, particularly the infamous Andersonville, which he narrowly escaped as an officer shortly after arriving there. Through resourcefulness, camaraderie, and the aid of sympathetic locals, he and a handful of fellow officers devised a plan to escape. Their dangerous journey through the South, filled with narrow calls against pursuing guards, encounters with locals, and the constant threat of death, culminates in their arrival at Union lines. Langworthy's account encapsulates themes of endurance, patriotism, and the brotherhood formed in the face of adversity during the Civil War. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/44702/44702-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 88.6 (6th grade). Easy to read. en United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Prisoners and prisons United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives E456 Text Category: Biographies Category: History - American Category: History - Warfare 109367 2025-07-18T07:11:26.656944 text/html 86726 2024-10-24T00:52:03 text/html 543612 2025-07-18T07:11:28.881947 application/epub+zip 543565 2025-07-18T07:11:27.092945 application/epub+zip 104451 2025-07-18T07:11:26.861921 application/epub+zip 588423 2025-07-18T07:11:30.401919 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 575914 2025-07-18T07:11:28.644940 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 138814 2022-09-20T12:06:10.915193 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 95566 2025-07-18T07:11:26.472918 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 75546 2024-10-24T00:52:03 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17191 2025-07-18T07:11:30.526900 application/rdf+xml 18335 2025-07-18T07:11:26.928958 image/jpeg 2448 2025-07-18T07:11:26.894911 image/jpeg 575369 2025-07-18T07:11:26.687977 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