Frederick E. Schmitt reminiscence, circa 1914

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Schmitt, Frederick E., 1837-1923

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Typewritten account by Frederick E. Schmitt, a Civil War soldier in a New Jersey cavalry regiment, of his capture by Southern troops, his imprisonment in Andersonville Prison and then in a Savannah...

Typewritten account by Frederick E. Schmitt, a Civil War soldier in a New Jersey cavalry regiment, of his capture by Southern troops, his imprisonment in Andersonville Prison and then in a Savannah prison, his selection to work in a machine shop off prison grounds, and his liberation by Union troops; accompanied by biographical information supplied by his daughter.

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