. "Prison life in Andersonville" . re sovivid that at the instant of awakingthe reality seemed to be with the old-time home; the dream was the being inthe prison pen. But a few moments of consciousnesswere required for the recognition of theactual circumstances of the present timeand place. But, within, all was changed. In theplace of despair an inspiring hope wasin the ascendant. The forms and voicesof loved ones had been seen and intercession of the teacher for herlittle boys had restored the right to yet in much physical weaknessthe day was mostly passed in silentprayer
. "Prison life in Andersonville" . re sovivid that at the instant of awakingthe reality seemed to be with the old-time home; the dream was the being inthe prison pen. But a few moments of consciousnesswere required for the recognition of theactual circumstances of the present timeand place. But, within, all was changed. In theplace of despair an inspiring hope wasin the ascendant. The forms and voicesof loved ones had been seen and intercession of the teacher for herlittle boys had restored the right to yet in much physical weaknessthe day was mostly passed in silentprayer. During the second night a lessenedimpression of the dream was the second morning all the processesof thought were restored to the normalcondition. The mind and will were ableto adopt the irreversible determinationto henceforth implicitly trust in the liv- 114 Prison Life in Andersonville ing God and to live the life of faith andprayer. And up to the present hour thatdetermination has sought to be unfalter-ingly The Beloved Teacher in After Years. The mystic chord of memory, stretch-ing from every battlefield and patriotgrave to every living heart and hearth-stone all over this broad land, will yetswell the chorus of the Union, whenagain touched, as surely they will be, bybetter angels of our nature.—Abra-ham Lincoln, Inaugural Address, March4, 1861. 115 APPENDIX A. CONTRIBUTOEY TESTIMONY. Many narratives of experiences in themilitary prisons maintained by the gov-ernment of the Confederate States ofAmerica during the Civil War have beenwritten by Union officers and soldiersconfined therein. With minor differ-ences of statement arising from per-sonal diversities these testimonies as awhole establish the fact of unprece-dented suffering and mortality. Since the close of the Civil War ourgovernment has unstintedly employedability and money in compiling andpublishing an exhaustive exhibit of theUnion and Confederate records. Thesestatistics and memoranda affo
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