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.