Andersonville Violets: A Story of Northern and Southern Life

by Herbert W. Collingwood

Book Overview

Within the walls of the infamous Andersonville prisoner-of-war camp, a Confederate guard and his Northern captive find their fates intertwined

When John Rockwell, a Yankee captive at Andersonville, reaches across the prison's "dead line" to pluck a bunch of violets, Confederate guard Jack Foster is supposed to shoot him. Conflicted over thoughts of Lucy Moore, his girl back home, Foster lowers his gun. Spared, Rockwell lives to escape...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0817310614
• ISBN13: 9780817310615
• Release Date: October 2000
• Publisher: University Alabama Press
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.4" x 8.4"