John L. Maile

John Mails enlisted in Michigan and fought in numerous battles from the east all the way south to Jackson and Vicksburg Mississippi. He was captured and spent time in four Confederate prison camps including the infamous Andersonville in southern Georgia. There his every moment was spent trying to survive and help others whenever possible. There he saw, firsthand, man's inhumanity to man. Amazingly he also found a relationship with God that would become the base for the rest of his life. The book is short and doesn't go into much detail of the horrors he experienced, but what details he does give are riveting. Be sure to start at the beginning photo as there are other pictures and good information in the introduction. The typesetting is atrocious, unfortunately and can make reading a grind but I found it worthwhile

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