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Thirteen months in Dixie : or, the adventures of a federal prisoner in Texas : including the Red River Campaign, imprisonment at Camp Ford, and escape overland to liberated Shreveport, 1864-1865 / William Francis Oscar Federhen ; Jeaninne Surrette Honstein and Steven A. Knowlton, editors.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Federhen, W. F. Oscar, 1846- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Prisoner-of-war escapes--Texas--History--19th century.
- Prisoner-of-war escapes.
- Escaped prisoners of war--United States--Biography.
- Escaped prisoners of war.
- Soldiers--United States--Diaries.
- Soldiers.
- Prisoners of war.
- United States. Army. Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, 13th (1861-1864)--Biography.
- United States.
- United States. Army. Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, 13th (1861-1864).
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives.
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Prisoners and prisons.
- Camp Ford (Tex.).
- Texas.
- Texas--Camp Ford.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Diaries.
- History.
- Personal narratives.
- Physical Description:
- xx, 170 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Other Title:
- Adventures of a federal prisoner in Texas
- Place of Publication:
- El Dorado Hills, CA : Savas Beatie, [2022]
- Summary:
- "Oscar Federhen of the 13th Massachusetts Light Artillery was captured by Confederate soldiers during the Red River Campaign in the spring of 1864. Federhen was marched overland to Tyler, Texas, where he was held as a prisoner of war in Camp Ford but later escaped to Union lines. After the war, Federhen wrote a memoir of his wartime experiences. This book contains his transcribed and annotated manuscript with illustrations, including two from Federhen's own pen"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 Enlistment and Transport to Louisiana: March and April 1864
- ch. 2 Captured by Confederate Troops: May 3, 1864
- ch. 3 Marched to Camp Ford: May 5-22, 1864
- ch. 4 Held Prisoner in Camp Ford: ca. May-October 1864
- ch. 5 The Prisoners' Tunnel is Discovered
- ch. 6 Second Attempt to Escape Camp Ford
- ch. 7 Successful Escape from Camp Ford
- ch. 8 Walking Across Texas (perhaps autumn 1864)
- ch. 9 Encounters with Civilians in Dallas County (perhaps autumn 1864)
- ch. 10 Further Travels in Texas
- ch. 11 Captured by Confederates Again
- ch. 12 Imprisoned in Gainesville, Texas: sometime in early 1865
- ch. 13 Escape from Gainesville
- ch. 14 More Travels in Texas
- ch. 15 Recaptured by Confederates
- ch. 16 Imprisoned in Bonham, Texas
- ch. 17 Escape from Bonham
- ch. 18 In Quantrill's Camp
- ch. 19 Bill Anderson's Story
- ch. 20 First Raid with Quantrill's Men
- ch. 21 A Story of a Foraging Party in Missouri
- ch. 22 A Second Raid with Quantrill's Men
- ch. 23 A Third Raid with Quantrill's Men
- ch. 24 Battle Between Quantrill's Men and Confederate Regulars
- ch. 25 Life in Quantrill's Camp
- ch. 26 Departure from Quantrill's Camp
- ch. 27 Recaptured by Confederates Again
- ch. 28 Imprisoned Again in Bonham
- ch. 29 A Second Escape from Bonham
- ch. 30 Travel to Shreveport
- ch. 31 Reminiscences of Comanches at Bonham
- ch. 32 Further Travels Toward Shreveport
- ch. 33 Embarking on a Steamboat Towards Federal Lines (May 31, 1865)
- ch. 34 A Steamboat Trip Down the Red River
- ch. 35 Encountering the Union Army (between June 2 and June 6, 1865)
- ch. 36 Reunited with My Unit in New Orleans (June 6, 1865)
- ch. 37 Returning to Boston (July 14-21, 1865).
- Notes:
- Additional subtitle from book jacket.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [165]-167) and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the James Lader Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9781611215885
- 1611215889
- OCLC:
- 1300754823
- Publisher Number:
- 99992186436
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