The Bright Side of Prison Life Experience, In Prison and Out, of an Involuntary Soujouner in Rebellion

"The Bright Side of Prison Life" by S. A. Swiggett is a memoir that tells the story of a Union soldier's time as a prisoner in the Confederate South during the late 1800s. The author recounts the experiences of his involuntary imprisonment through sharing incidents that show existence while captured and how he tried to stay positive under bad conditions. The memoir will likely open by describing the soldier's background, his joining up, and being caught by Confederate troops with a flash back to early life, marriage, and military service. Readers will learn about soldier friendships, the hecticness and disarray of war fighting and the ironic humor that survives when conditions got tough. The author's promise of finding positivity in hard situations gives the tone for the story, as it seeks to understand ideas of perseverance, existence, and the strength to deal with challenge.