ebooks Confederate Naval Cadet: The Diary And Letters of Midshipman Hubbard T. Minor; With a History of the Confederate Naval Academy by Hubbard T. Minor in History

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A college graduate at 16 and a founder of the Sigma Chi fraternity; Caldwell entered the Confederate Army as an artillery lieutenant. He fought at Shiloh; Port Hudson and other campaigns before being captured in 1863 and imprisoned on Johnson's Island; in Lake Erie; near Sandusky; Ohio. He kept a daily diary for 18 months; describing the prison food and conditions; as well as his classical and intellectual interests. The book features letters; a poem; notes; and an index.