Episodi

  • Somme Battle Stories-Alec John Dawson

    Somme Battle Stories-Alec John Dawson
    Aug 24 2026
    John L. Ransom served as the quartermaster for Company A, 9th Michigan Volunteer Cavalry during the American Civil War and endured the harrowing experience of being a Union prisoner at the notorious Andersonville prison in Georgia. This poignant diary, published a few years after the war, provides a vivid account of his life in captivity. Please note that pages 193 through 301 include two significant sections the List of the Dead and a Recapitulation of Deaths by States, which are not included in this LibriVox recording. The Andersonville National Historic Site now stands as a solemn tribute to the former Camp Sumter, highlighting the brutal conditions faced by prisoners. Commanded by Major Henry Wirz—who was later tried and executed for his actions—this camp was tragically overcrowded, with conditions that led to the deaths of nearly 13,000 of the 45,000 Union soldiers held there, primarily due to scurvy, diarrhea, and dysentery. Friends and family often provided vital support to help prisoners survive the ordeal. For further insights into Wirzs trial, you can also check out the Librivox recording Henry Wirz, Commander of Andersonville Confederate Prison Trial and Execution. - Summary by Wikipedia and David Wales
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    3 ore e 4 min
  • Parallel Lives of the Noble Greeks and Romans Vol. 4-Lucius Mestrius Plutarchus

    Parallel Lives of the Noble Greeks and Romans Vol. 4-Lucius Mestrius Plutarchus
    Aug 23 2026
    John L. Ransom served as the quartermaster for Company A, 9th Michigan Volunteer Cavalry during the American Civil War and endured the harrowing experience of being a Union prisoner at the notorious Andersonville prison in Georgia. This poignant diary, published a few years after the war, provides a vivid account of his life in captivity. Please note that pages 193 through 301 include two significant sections the List of the Dead and a Recapitulation of Deaths by States, which are not included in this LibriVox recording. The Andersonville National Historic Site now stands as a solemn tribute to the former Camp Sumter, highlighting the brutal conditions faced by prisoners. Commanded by Major Henry Wirz—who was later tried and executed for his actions—this camp was tragically overcrowded, with conditions that led to the deaths of nearly 13,000 of the 45,000 Union soldiers held there, primarily due to scurvy, diarrhea, and dysentery. Friends and family often provided vital support to help prisoners survive the ordeal. For further insights into Wirzs trial, you can also check out the Librivox recording Henry Wirz, Commander of Andersonville Confederate Prison Trial and Execution. - Summary by Wikipedia and David Wales
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    8 ore e 32 min
  • Starlight Ranch And Other Stories Of Army Life On The Frontier-Charles King

    Starlight Ranch And Other Stories Of Army Life On The Frontier-Charles King
    Aug 22 2026
    John L. Ransom served as the quartermaster for Company A, 9th Michigan Volunteer Cavalry during the American Civil War and endured the harrowing experience of being a Union prisoner at the notorious Andersonville prison in Georgia. This poignant diary, published a few years after the war, provides a vivid account of his life in captivity. Please note that pages 193 through 301 include two significant sections the List of the Dead and a Recapitulation of Deaths by States, which are not included in this LibriVox recording. The Andersonville National Historic Site now stands as a solemn tribute to the former Camp Sumter, highlighting the brutal conditions faced by prisoners. Commanded by Major Henry Wirz—who was later tried and executed for his actions—this camp was tragically overcrowded, with conditions that led to the deaths of nearly 13,000 of the 45,000 Union soldiers held there, primarily due to scurvy, diarrhea, and dysentery. Friends and family often provided vital support to help prisoners survive the ordeal. For further insights into Wirzs trial, you can also check out the Librivox recording Henry Wirz, Commander of Andersonville Confederate Prison Trial and Execution. - Summary by Wikipedia and David Wales
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    7 ore e 56 min
  • Road Past Kennesaw The Atlanta Campaign Of 1864-Richard M. McMurry

    Road Past Kennesaw The Atlanta Campaign Of 1864-Richard M. McMurry
    Aug 21 2026
    John L. Ransom served as the quartermaster for Company A, 9th Michigan Volunteer Cavalry during the American Civil War and endured the harrowing experience of being a Union prisoner at the notorious Andersonville prison in Georgia. This poignant diary, published a few years after the war, provides a vivid account of his life in captivity. Please note that pages 193 through 301 include two significant sections the List of the Dead and a Recapitulation of Deaths by States, which are not included in this LibriVox recording. The Andersonville National Historic Site now stands as a solemn tribute to the former Camp Sumter, highlighting the brutal conditions faced by prisoners. Commanded by Major Henry Wirz—who was later tried and executed for his actions—this camp was tragically overcrowded, with conditions that led to the deaths of nearly 13,000 of the 45,000 Union soldiers held there, primarily due to scurvy, diarrhea, and dysentery. Friends and family often provided vital support to help prisoners survive the ordeal. For further insights into Wirzs trial, you can also check out the Librivox recording Henry Wirz, Commander of Andersonville Confederate Prison Trial and Execution. - Summary by Wikipedia and David Wales
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    1 ora e 46 min
  • Post Mortem Essays, Historical And Medical-Charles MacLaurin

    Post Mortem Essays, Historical And Medical-Charles MacLaurin
    Aug 20 2026
    John L. Ransom served as the quartermaster for Company A, 9th Michigan Volunteer Cavalry during the American Civil War and endured the harrowing experience of being a Union prisoner at the notorious Andersonville prison in Georgia. This poignant diary, published a few years after the war, provides a vivid account of his life in captivity. Please note that pages 193 through 301 include two significant sections the List of the Dead and a Recapitulation of Deaths by States, which are not included in this LibriVox recording. The Andersonville National Historic Site now stands as a solemn tribute to the former Camp Sumter, highlighting the brutal conditions faced by prisoners. Commanded by Major Henry Wirz—who was later tried and executed for his actions—this camp was tragically overcrowded, with conditions that led to the deaths of nearly 13,000 of the 45,000 Union soldiers held there, primarily due to scurvy, diarrhea, and dysentery. Friends and family often provided vital support to help prisoners survive the ordeal. For further insights into Wirzs trial, you can also check out the Librivox recording Henry Wirz, Commander of Andersonville Confederate Prison Trial and Execution. - Summary by Wikipedia and David Wales
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    6 ore e 6 min
  • Catharine de Bora; or, Social and Domestic Scenes in the Life of Luther-John G. Morris

    Catharine de Bora; or, Social and Domestic Scenes in the Life of Luther-John G. Morris
    Aug 19 2026
    John L. Ransom served as the quartermaster for Company A, 9th Michigan Volunteer Cavalry during the American Civil War and endured the harrowing experience of being a Union prisoner at the notorious Andersonville prison in Georgia. This poignant diary, published a few years after the war, provides a vivid account of his life in captivity. Please note that pages 193 through 301 include two significant sections the List of the Dead and a Recapitulation of Deaths by States, which are not included in this LibriVox recording. The Andersonville National Historic Site now stands as a solemn tribute to the former Camp Sumter, highlighting the brutal conditions faced by prisoners. Commanded by Major Henry Wirz—who was later tried and executed for his actions—this camp was tragically overcrowded, with conditions that led to the deaths of nearly 13,000 of the 45,000 Union soldiers held there, primarily due to scurvy, diarrhea, and dysentery. Friends and family often provided vital support to help prisoners survive the ordeal. For further insights into Wirzs trial, you can also check out the Librivox recording Henry Wirz, Commander of Andersonville Confederate Prison Trial and Execution. - Summary by Wikipedia and David Wales
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    2 ore e 53 min
  • Theodore Roosevelt; An Address Delivered Before The Congress Of The United States-Henry Cabot Lodge

    Theodore Roosevelt; An Address Delivered Before The Congress Of The United States-Henry Cabot Lodge
    Aug 18 2026
    John L. Ransom served as the quartermaster for Company A, 9th Michigan Volunteer Cavalry during the American Civil War and endured the harrowing experience of being a Union prisoner at the notorious Andersonville prison in Georgia. This poignant diary, published a few years after the war, provides a vivid account of his life in captivity. Please note that pages 193 through 301 include two significant sections the List of the Dead and a Recapitulation of Deaths by States, which are not included in this LibriVox recording. The Andersonville National Historic Site now stands as a solemn tribute to the former Camp Sumter, highlighting the brutal conditions faced by prisoners. Commanded by Major Henry Wirz—who was later tried and executed for his actions—this camp was tragically overcrowded, with conditions that led to the deaths of nearly 13,000 of the 45,000 Union soldiers held there, primarily due to scurvy, diarrhea, and dysentery. Friends and family often provided vital support to help prisoners survive the ordeal. For further insights into Wirzs trial, you can also check out the Librivox recording Henry Wirz, Commander of Andersonville Confederate Prison Trial and Execution. - Summary by Wikipedia and David Wales

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    1 ora e 23 min
  • Hospital Transports: Embarkation of the Sick and Wounded from Virginia, 1862-Frederick Law Olmsted

    Hospital Transports: Embarkation of the Sick and Wounded from Virginia, 1862-Frederick Law Olmsted
    Aug 17 2026
    John L. Ransom served as the quartermaster for Company A, 9th Michigan Volunteer Cavalry during the American Civil War and endured the harrowing experience of being a Union prisoner at the notorious Andersonville prison in Georgia. This poignant diary, published a few years after the war, provides a vivid account of his life in captivity. Please note that pages 193 through 301 include two significant sections the List of the Dead and a Recapitulation of Deaths by States, which are not included in this LibriVox recording. The Andersonville National Historic Site now stands as a solemn tribute to the former Camp Sumter, highlighting the brutal conditions faced by prisoners. Commanded by Major Henry Wirz—who was later tried and executed for his actions—this camp was tragically overcrowded, with conditions that led to the deaths of nearly 13,000 of the 45,000 Union soldiers held there, primarily due to scurvy, diarrhea, and dysentery. Friends and family often provided vital support to help prisoners survive the ordeal. For further insights into Wirzs trial, you can also check out the Librivox recording Henry Wirz, Commander of Andersonville Confederate Prison Trial and Execution. - Summary by Wikipedia and David Wales
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    3 ore e 48 min