Project Gutenberg 2018-07-09 Public domain in the USA. 168 West, Beckwith 15020688 Experience of a Confederate States Prisoner Being an Ephemeris Regularly Kept by an Officer of the Confederate States Army Produced by The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Library of Congress) "Experience of a Confederate States Prisoner" by Beckwith West is a historical account written in the mid-19th century. The book narrates the experiences of an officer in the Confederate States Army who has been captured during the Civil War and reflects on the conditions and events surrounding his imprisonment. Through first-person accounts, it reveals the daily struggles of prisoners, the interactions between Confederate and Union soldiers, and the broader context of the war from a Southern perspective. The opening of the narrative introduces the author’s initial capture following a Confederate victory at McDowell in May 1862. The officer provides detailed accounts of his health struggles while recuperating, the chaotic retreat from Front Royal due to advancing Yankee forces, and his subsequent imprisonment under Union custody. Additionally, he depicts the supportive and sympathetic attitudes of local townsfolk towards Confederate prisoners, highlighting moments of kindness amidst suffering. This detailed diary-like format establishes a raw and intimate perspective on the emotional and physical realities faced by captured soldiers during the war. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 64.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Prisoners and prisons United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives, Confederate E456 Text Category: Biographies Category: History - American Category: History - Warfare 232835 2025-07-23T04:42:07.941715 text/html 229893 2018-07-09T15:14:50 text/html 310275 2025-07-23T04:42:11.380728 application/epub+zip 310920 2025-07-23T04:42:08.549800 application/epub+zip 154210 2025-07-23T04:42:08.237719 application/epub+zip 384514 2025-07-23T04:42:13.711757 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 369637 2025-07-23T04:42:11.060769 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 218537 2022-08-25T18:57:43.472425 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 216921 2025-07-23T04:42:07.677740 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 217285 2018-07-09T15:14:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18520 2025-07-23T04:42:13.843749 application/rdf+xml 18925 2025-07-23T04:42:08.318732 image/jpeg 1813 2025-07-23T04:42:08.277720 image/jpeg 84019 2018-07-09T15:14:52 application/octet-stream application/zip 277203 2018-07-09T15:14:52 application/octet-stream application/zip 279757 2025-07-23T04:42:07.965720 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