An Account of the Escape of Six Soldiers from Prison at Danville, VA - Their Travels by Night through the Enemy's Country to the Union Pickets at Gaul

This antiquarian volume contains a fascinating and thrilling account of the escape of six soldiers from a prison at Danville in Virginia, America. It chronicles their travels by night through Confederate territory to the Union Pickets at Gauley Bridge in the Winter of 1863-64. It is a story of extreme danger, risk, and ingenuity against all odds. This text will appeal to those with a love of exciting stories of human endeavour, and it would make for a great addition to any bookshelf. This books original publication was delayed in the hope that information about those that didn't make it might come to light - and it was eventually released in 1866. We are republishing this antiquarian volume now in an affordable, modern edition, complete with a specially commissioned biography of the author.

• | Author: W. H. Newlin
• | Publisher: Young Press
• | Publication Date: Jun 30, 2008
• | Number of Pages: 182 pages
• | Binding: Paperback or Softback
• | ISBN-10: 1409771393
• | ISBN-13: 9781409771395