Colonel Harrison C. Hobart of the 21st Wisconsin Infantry suffered a wound and fell into enemy hands at the 1863 Battle of Chickamauga. Sent to Libby Prison in the Confederate capital, he escaped with 108 of his fellow prisoners on Feb. 9, 1864. He made it to Union lines. During his escape, he encountered an enslaved man to whom he was forever grateful. Here's the story.

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