Union Bound is the amazing true story of Joseph
Hoover a Union Soldier who witnessed many incredible moments during the
terrible carnage of the American Civil War. He wrote two diaries which survive
today. In 1864 he was captured at the battle of the Wilderness and was
taken to the Andersonville, Georgia prison camp.. After four months he was
transferred to Florence, South Carolina prison camp. Together with a friend he
escaped and during their journey to the coast they aided by slaves. Joseph was later wounded in
the war but survived. After the war he went back to his farm in upstate
New York and worked as a cabinet maker. He went on to live to be 84. {edits by Civil War Librarian}
Film's Website: Unionbound
Book Movie Tie In: Union Bound
From The Publisher:
A companion book to the popular dramatic film by the same name, Union Bound
delves into matters of integrity, honor, and redemption. In a time of
racial division like the country hasn't seen in sixty years and weak
leaders who are willing to compromise the principles and values the
nation was founded upon in order to appease an enemy hell-bent on killing
anyone who disagrees with them, Union Bound is a powerful story
of one man who understood what slavery is all about and who risked
everything to do the right thing, to save his country, to free slaves.
It is a story of compassion, resolve, and unity against a common evil.
It is a story of our past to encourage us to be resolute today.
After the war he went back to his farm in upstate New York and worked as a cabinet maker. He went on to live to be eighty-four years old.
After the war he went back to his farm in upstate New York and worked as a cabinet maker. He went on to live to be eighty-four years old.
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