This antiquarian volume contains a fascinating and thrilling account of the escape of six soldiers from a prison at Danville in Virginia, America. It chronicles their travels by night through Confederate territory to the Union Pickets at Gauley Bridge in the Winter of 1863-64. It is a story of extreme danger, risk, and ingenuity against all odds. This text will appeal to those with a love of exciting stories of human endeavour, and it would make for a great addition to any bookshelf. This books original publication was delayed in the hope that information about those that didn't make it might come to light - and it was eventually released in 1866. We are republishing this antiquarian volume now in an affordable, modern edition, complete with a specially commissioned biography of the author.