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100	1		_aBoggs, Johnny D., _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aOnce they wore the grey / _cJohnny D. Boggs.
263			_a201407
300			_ap. cm.
500			_aOriginally published: Waterville, Me.: Five Star, 2001.
520			_aFor Sergeant Gil Metairie and other prisoners of the Union Army during the War Between the States, captivity was more life-threatening than the battle lines. Every day at the Illinois prison brought another casualty from weakness or disease. The deplorable conditions forced many prisoners to agree to become "Galvanized Yankees", whereby they enlisted in the Union Army for at least one year to fight the Indians and keep the Santa Fe trail open for commerce. Frontier conditions for these soldiers were sometimes worse than the prisons. Fortunately, commanding officer Major John Rankin, is unusually understanding. Gil even finds himself attracted to the commander's daughter, who is sympathetic to the plight of the former Confederates. But the Indians are keenly aware of the opportunity the war is presenting them to end the presence of white men in their territory...
651		0	_aUnited States _xHistory _yCivil War, 1861-1865 _xPrisoners and prisons _vFiction.
655		0	_93726 _aLarge type books.
655		0	_976 _aWestern stories.
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