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Captured Freedom: The Epic True Civil War Story of Union POW Officers Escaping from a Southern Prison

Steve Procko

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Description:“ A thoroughly engaging account of trauma and resilience during the Civil War.” - Kirkus Reviews 2025 Independent Press Award Winner. Captured Freedom is the epic true story of nine Union prisoners-of-war who escaped from a Confederate Prison known as Camp Sorghum in Columbia, South Carolina in November 1864. They scrambled north on foot in rags that had once been uniforms of blue. Traveling in brutal winter conditions more than 300 miles with search parties and bloodhounds hot on their trail. On the difficult journey they relied on the help of enslaved men and women, as well as Southerners who sympathized with the North, before finally reaching Union lines on New Years Day 1865. After arriving in Knoxville, Tennessee, and checking in with Union authorities, one of the men had a wonderful idea. The nine officers and their three mountain guides found a local photographer, hoping to commemorate what they had accomplished by posing together for a photograph. The instant, frozen in time, showed twelve ragged men with determination strong on their faces. It was a Civil War selfie. A moment that Captured Freedom. Author Steve Procko, an Emmy-award winning documentarian, received a copy of the more than 150-year-old photograph from a descendant of one of the mountain guides. Upon identifying and researching the men in the photograph, he realized their remarkable story had never been told. They say every picture tells a story. This one tells many."The Civil War is chock full of remarkable true stories, and Captured Freedom tells one that beats them all. Steve Procko's detective work uncovered the lives of an amazing group of escaped prisoners, and he tells their adventures with a narrative flair. Everyone will learn something they didn't know about the Civil War in the pages of this book."Dr. Lorien FootePatricia & Bookman Peters Professor in HistoryTexas A&M University"Narrative nonfiction aficionados will greatly enjoy Captured Freedom, which Civil War buffs will find a special treat. Exhaustively researched, richly anecdotal, and well-written."Joseph WheelanAuthor of Libby Prison Breakout, The Daring Escape from the Notorious ConfederatePrison; and 10 other books of historical nonfictionWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Captured Freedom: The Epic True Civil War Story of Union POW Officers Escaping from a Southern Prison. To get started finding Captured Freedom: The Epic True Civil War Story of Union POW Officers Escaping from a Southern Prison, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: “ A thoroughly engaging account of trauma and resilience during the Civil War.” - Kirkus Reviews 2025 Independent Press Award Winner. Captured Freedom is the epic true story of nine Union prisoners-of-war who escaped from a Confederate Prison known as Camp Sorghum in Columbia, South Carolina in November 1864. They scrambled north on foot in rags that had once been uniforms of blue. Traveling in brutal winter conditions more than 300 miles with search parties and bloodhounds hot on their trail. On the difficult journey they relied on the help of enslaved men and women, as well as Southerners who sympathized with the North, before finally reaching Union lines on New Years Day 1865. After arriving in Knoxville, Tennessee, and checking in with Union authorities, one of the men had a wonderful idea. The nine officers and their three mountain guides found a local photographer, hoping to commemorate what they had accomplished by posing together for a photograph. The instant, frozen in time, showed twelve ragged men with determination strong on their faces. It was a Civil War selfie. A moment that Captured Freedom. Author Steve Procko, an Emmy-award winning documentarian, received a copy of the more than 150-year-old photograph from a descendant of one of the mountain guides. Upon identifying and researching the men in the photograph, he realized their remarkable story had never been told. They say every picture tells a story. This one tells many."The Civil War is chock full of remarkable true stories, and Captured Freedom tells one that beats them all. Steve Procko's detective work uncovered the lives of an amazing group of escaped prisoners, and he tells their adventures with a narrative flair. Everyone will learn something they didn't know about the Civil War in the pages of this book."Dr. Lorien FootePatricia & Bookman Peters Professor in HistoryTexas A&M University"Narrative nonfiction aficionados will greatly enjoy Captured Freedom, which Civil War buffs will find a special treat. Exhaustively researched, richly anecdotal, and well-written."Joseph WheelanAuthor of Libby Prison Breakout, The Daring Escape from the Notorious ConfederatePrison; and 10 other books of historical nonfictionWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Captured Freedom: The Epic True Civil War Story of Union POW Officers Escaping from a Southern Prison. To get started finding Captured Freedom: The Epic True Civil War Story of Union POW Officers Escaping from a Southern Prison, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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