Union Private Jackson O. Brashears, as he
Union Private Jackson O. Brashears, as he appeared upon release from Confederate Belle Isle POW prison in Richmond, March 1864. After 3 months in captivity, his weight fell from 185 to 108 lbs. Food shortages caused extreme privation across the South, but most severely for POWs, during the US Civil War
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13124104
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45372076
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Credit
Mary Evans / The Everett Collection
Source
Courtesy Everett Collection
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