This is the story of Andersonville. Considered one of the most horrific prisons in the Civil War
Author
John McElroy: John McElroy (1846–1929) was an American printer, soldier, journalist and author, known mainly for writing the novel The Red Acorn and the four-volume Andersonville: A Story of Rebel Military Prisons, based upon his lengthy confinement in the Confederate Andersonville prison camp during the American Civil War. (Wikipedia)
