Fast And Loose In Dixie An Unprejudiced Narrative Of Personal Experience As A Prisoner Of War

Download or read book Fast and Loose in Dixie (Expanded, Annotated) written by J. Madison Drake and published by BIG BYTE BOOKS. This book was released on 1890-01-01 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On May 6, 1864 at Bermuda Hundred, Virginia, he commanded the Union skirmish line that was far advanced from the main Union forces and held it for over 24 hours in the face of constant Confederate fire. Instead of writing about the action for which he won the Medal of Honor, James Madison Drake wrote this lively account of his incarceration at Libby Prison, his wild escape, and his six-week trek to get back to Union lines. After the war, he was brevetted a brigadier-general and was a prominent newspaper publisher and author in New Jersey. Every memoir of the American Civil War provides us with another view of the catastrophe that changed the country forever. For the first time, this long out-of-print volume is available as an affordable, well-formatted book for e-readers and smartphones. Be sure to LOOK INSIDE by clicking the cover above or download a sample.