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PRISON DIARY OF MICHAEL DOUGHERTY
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The book to which these lines form an introduction is a peculiar one in many respects.
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It is a story, but it is a true story, and written years ago with little idea that it would ever come into this form.
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In the following pages is given an account of the daily life of the writer while confined in Pemberton, Barrett's, Libby, Andersonville and other Southern prisons.
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This was my second experience of Southern prison life.
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When captured the first time we were not treated as badly as the second time, and no detailed account was kept of each day's doings.
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On February 26, 1863, my regiment, the 13th Pa. Cavalry was ordered out on a scouting expedition up the Shenandoah Valley and to rout out what was thought to be a band of Rebel raiders.
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We captured eight or ten of them and drove the remainder into the camp of the n-th Va, Rebel regiment at Woodsdock, some twenty miles from Winchester. On our return, at Fisher's Hill, we were met by a large force of the enemy, who were lined up on both flanks, and who opened fire on us.
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We had a hand to hand fight for over half an hour, but their force and position were too much for us and we were forced to retreat.
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Our loss in killed, wounded and captured was 108.
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I had my horse shot under me at Strawsburg and along with fifty others were taken prisoners and conveyed to Richmond and put in Libby prison.
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We were confined there until May 26th, when we were exchanged and rejoined our regiment at Winchester.
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