For Freedom and HumanityThe Civil War Memorandum of Owen Thomas Wright, 14th Indiana Volunteers

Details: © 2020 by Brent A. Duncan, PhD

History would credit Owen for training the Lowery Gang in their guerrilla war against the southern militia. But, Owen's newly discovered recollections provide a new perspective on the Swamp War. (Harper's)

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On board the old transport — When the train stopped for water that evening, the Confederates allowed the prisoners to get off the train to build fires. Guards watched from atop the boxcars. With the cars empty, Owen snuck back into the boxcar with a railroad spike to ply up some planks in the front left-hand side of the car. (Library of Congress)

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