Project Gutenberg 2020-09-04 Public domain in the USA. 200 Geer, John James 1833 1867 Clark, Alexander 1834 1879 02017801 Beyond the Lines; Or, A Yankee Prisoner Loose in Dixie E-text prepared by David Tipple and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org) "Beyond the Lines; Or, A Yankee Prisoner Loose in Dixie" by John James Geer is a historical account written in the mid-19th century. The narrative details the experiences of Geer, a Union officer captured during the Civil War, as he recounts his struggles, sufferings, and eventual escape from Confederate captivity. The book offers a vivid insight into the realities faced by Union soldiers in the South, highlighting themes of bravery, survival, and the horrors of war. The opening of the narrative introduces us to Captain John J. Geer, who has recently left Camp Dennison with his regiment and is quickly thrust into battle at Shiloh, where he is captured. The tension of the battlefield is palpable as Geer describes witnessing the conflict and the suffering of civilians caught in the crossfire. Captured by rebel forces, he details the initial reactions of both the rebels, who are astonished to encounter a Union officer, and his own set of hardships as he faces threats from his captors. The early chapters set a dark tone, hinting at further trials ahead while establishing a framework for Geer's resilience and determination to escape. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 67.5 (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 E456 Text Category: Biographies Category: History - American Category: History - Warfare 408030 2025-07-25T06:30:55.679773 text/html 387520 2024-10-18T05:44:00 text/html 1526078 2025-07-25T06:31:02.841753 application/epub+zip 1522659 2025-07-25T06:30:57.198876 application/epub+zip 256731 2025-07-25T06:30:56.378786 application/epub+zip 1620362 2025-07-25T06:31:06.982730 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1576900 2025-07-25T06:31:02.081776 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 311776 2022-09-28T12:59:53.157226 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 359212 2025-07-25T06:30:54.820791 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 339131 2024-10-18T05:44:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16995 2025-07-25T06:31:07.182702 application/rdf+xml 10265 2025-07-25T06:30:56.510752 image/jpeg 2326 2025-07-25T06:30:56.444763 image/jpeg 1353189 2025-07-25T06:30:55.732763 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