{"product_id":"2940150406315","title":"Adrift in Dixie: A Yankee Officer Among the Rebels","description":"\"Do with it as you like. We owe my brother's life to the Negroes; and you can publish his journal, if you think it will do them any good.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is one of the best true accounts of the kinds of aid given to escaped Union soldiers during the American Civil War by African-American slaves at the risk of their lives.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWriter Edmund Kirke had just finished reading this account of a young Union officer's escape from imprisonment in the Confederate south and had told the author's brother that the work absolutely should be published.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHenry Estabrooks was a lieutenant with the 26th Regiment, Massachusetts infantry, when he was captured at the Battle of Opequon (also known as the Third Battle of Winchester) on September 19, 1864. His escape during transfer from Libby Prison and harrowing 30-day journey back to Union lines was full of adventure.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAll along the way, people who had everything to lose by helping Estabrooks did so anyway for no other reason than he was a Union man and they felt he was fighting for their freedom. Many Civil War escape stories mention the aid given by African-Americans to thousands of Union escapees, but this one is unique for its detail. Estabrooks was given a furlough by Ulysses S. Grant upon his return and wrote these details down immediately during that time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEvery memoir of the American Civil War provides us with another view of the catastrophe that changed the country forever.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor the first time, this long out-of-print volume is available as an affordable, well-formatted book for e-readers and smartphones. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBe sure to LOOK INSIDE by clicking the cover above or download a sample.","brand":"Big Byte Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47075790323952,"sku":"2940150406315","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940150406315_p0.jpg?v=1763745251","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940150406315","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}