"Prisoners of war, Confederate Fiction." . . "American Civil War (1861-1865)" . . . "Prisoners of war." . . . "Western stories"@en . "Western stories" . . . . . . . . . . . . "For prisoners of the Union Army during the Civil War, captivity was more life-threatening than the battle lines. The deplorable conditions forced them to enlist in the Union Army for one year to fight Indians and keep the Santa Fe Trail open." . "History"@en . "History" . . . "Once they wore the grey : a western story"@en . "Once they wore the grey : a western story" . . . . . "Once they wore gray : a western story"@en . . "Fiction"@en . . "Fiction" . . "Once they wore the gray" . "Once they wore the gray"@en . . . "\"For Sergeant Gil Metairie and other prisoners of the Union Army during the War Between the States, captivity was more life-threatening than the battle lines. Every day at the Illinois prison brought another casualty from weakness or disease. The deplorable conditions forced many prisoners to agree to become \"Galvanized Yankees\", whereby they enlisted in the Union Army for at least one year to fight the Indians and keep the Santa Fe trail open for commerce. Frontier conditions for these soldiers were sometimes worse than the prisons. Fortunately, commanding officer Major John Rankin is unusually understanding. Gil even finds himself attracted to the commander's daughter, who is sympathetic to the plight of the former Confederates. But the Indians are keenly aware of the opportunity the war is presenting them to end the presence of white men in their territory.\"--Publisher description."@en . . . . . . . . . "For Sergeant Gil Metairie and other Confederate prisoners during the War Between the States, life in captivity was more dangerous than fighting in the front lines. Every day brought more casualties from weakness or disease. The deplorable conditions forced many prisoners--including Gil--to become \"Galvanized Yankees,\" former Confederate soldiers who joined the Union Army to fight Indians out west. But life on the frontier was no easier for Gil and the others. They soon learned that no one there was glad to see them."@en . "Once they wore grey"@en . . . "Once they wore the Gray"@en . . "Once they wore the gray : a western story"@en . "Once they wore the gray : a western story" . . . . . . . . "Once they Wore the Gray"@en . . "Deposit Coll"@en . . "Large type books"@en . "In order to escape deplorable prison conditions, Confederate POWs agree to join the Union Army and fight Indians on the frontier, in order to keep the Santa Fe Trail open for commerce." . . . "Once they wore the grey" . "Prisoners of war Fiction." . . "1861 - 1865" . . "1801 - 1900" . . "western." . . "Western Fiction." . . . . "Veterans." . . "West (U.S.)" . . "United States" . . "United States." . "Civil War veterans Fiction." . .