They Have Left Us Here to Die
by Lyle Adair
"The Civil War Prison Diary of Sgt. Lyle Adair, 111th U.S. Colored Infantry"
Popularity
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Details
War:
American Civil War
Perspective:
Prisoners of War
True Story:
Yes
Biography:
No
Region:
North America
Published Date:
2011
ISBN13:
9781606351017
Description
"They have left us here to die is an edited and annotated version of the diary Sergeant Adair kept of his seven months as a prisoner of war ... Adair reflects on the breakdown of the prisoner exchange system between the North and South, especially the roles played by the Lincoln administration and the Northern home front. As a white soldier serving with African Americans, Adair also makes revealing observations about the influence of race on the experience of captivity"--Jacket.
