This book is a description of Rev. Isaac William Ker Handy's incarceration at Fort Delaware, a Federal prison during the War Between the States. Here, captured preachers, soldiers, blockade runners, and even Northerners deemed disloyal to the United States were confined. This diary offers a realistic portrayal and great acumen into life at Ft. Delaware prison. When he was ministering in Portsmouth, Virginia, he was granted a pass to visit his kin-folk...
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