Four Years In Secessia: Adventures Within And Beyond The Union Lines; Embracing A Great Variety Of Facts, Incidents, And Romance Of The War Browne, Junius Henri Collectibles Room

Four Years in Secessia: Adventures within and Beyond the Union Lines; Embracing a Great Variety of Facts, Incidents, and Romance of the War. By Junius Henri Browne and printed in Hartford, Connecticut by O.D. Case and Company. 1865, 450 pp, 8.5 x 5.75 , 8vo, hardcover full cloth. In good condition, with superficial rubbing to boards. Some rubbing and fading to spine, along with light losses and wear to head and heel. Hinges remain in good condition and text block remains bound well, with minor wear towards middle. Includes a small assortment of black-and-white illustrations throughout. Light markings and marginalia at front. General age-related toning to pages, along with periodic foxing and wear. Please see photographs and ask any questions prior to purchasing. A scarce piece of the accounts of northern journalist Junius Henri Browne (1833-1902), who was captured by Confederates near Fort Donelson and imprisoned in seven different prisons over a period of almost 2 years. Escaping, he walked 400 miles to the Union lines, and his account of prisoners that died while imprisoned in Salisbury, North Carolina is the only original account of their deaths. COLU1865ABCX