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The diary kept by Michael Dougherty, a Union private in the American Civil War, while imprisoned in various Confederate prison camps. Dougherty kept his secret diary for 23 months noting his experiences while moving from prison camp to prison camp. He was the sole survivor of the 127 Union soldiers taken prisoner with him, with nearly all of them perishing in the notorious Andersonville, Georgia prison. Dougherty's descriptions of the conditions at Andersonville are disturbing and heart-rending. - Summary by Barry Eads

An eye-witness account of the so-called Flagstaff War, fought between Maori warriors, led by Hone Heke, and British troops between March 1845 and January 1846 in and around the Bay of Islands. Ostensibly triggered by the cutting down of the flagstaff above Kororareka (now Russell), Heke's attack on the town was a consequence of festering grievances following the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi and annexation of New Zealand by the British Crown in 1840. The Reverend Robert Burrows had charge of the mission station and school at Waimate, inland from the Bay of Islands. His day-by-day account ...

War Street Diaries is a new weekly podcast by roommates and siblings, Eugene and Morgan. Throughout the show we discuss everything from music, movies, politics, and the general happenings in our lives. New episodes are posted every Monday! For more information on the podcast follow us on Instagram: @warstreetdiaries and Twitter: @warstdiaries -- Follow Eugene on Instagram: @eturzz and Twitter @phonehomeee -- Follow Morgan on Instagram: @morgturn -- Music by killgxxd Instagram: @killgxxd