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 Project Gutenberg 2015-09-15 Public domain in the USA. 127 Hasson, Benjamin F. Escape from the Confederacy Produced by Christopher Wright and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Escape from the Confederacy" by Benjamin F. Hasson is a gripping historical account written in the early 20th century. The book recounts the harrowing experiences of Hasson, a Union soldier, as he narrates his escape from captivity during the American Civil War. The work focuses on the challenges he faced while being held as a prisoner in Confederate camps and his desperate attempts to return to Union lines. The narrative begins with Hasson's capture and imprisonment at Belle Island, where he recounts the dire conditions endured by war prisoners. Through a mix of bravery, cleverness, and the solidarity of fellow escapees, Hasson details their audacious plan to overpower guards and flee from a moving train. The escape journey is fraught with peril; he navigates through swamps and avoids capture by bloodhounds and Confederate patrols. Along the way, he receives aid from sympathetic locals, including enslaved people, showcasing their courage and resilience. Ultimately, Hasson successfully reaches safety with the Union forces, reflecting on the terrifying experiences of war and the power of human determination. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 77.2 (7th grade). Fairly 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 Browsing: History - American Category: Biographies Category: History - American Category: History - Warfare 120479 2025-06-20T06:07:32.215207 text/html 97906 2024-10-24T18:01:40 text/html 291460 2025-06-20T06:07:35.194173 application/epub+zip 290882 2025-06-20T06:07:32.867276 application/epub+zip 102659 2025-06-20T06:07:32.535218 application/epub+zip 337433 2025-06-20T06:07:37.208292 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 322367 2025-06-20T06:07:34.848196 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 134459 2022-09-22T15:27:31.810093 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 106494 2023-09-21T13:18:24.458019 text/plain 86582 2024-10-24T18:01:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 14917 2025-06-20T06:07:37.340197 application/rdf+xml 15443 2025-06-20T06:07:32.619205 image/jpeg 2252 2025-06-20T06:07:32.577207 image/jpeg 274524 2025-06-20T06:07:32.233207 application/octet-stream application/zip