The Adventures of a Prisoner of War, 1863-1864 - Paperbackby Decimus Et Ultimus Barziza (Author), R. Henderson Shuffler (Editor) This journal is the exciting personal narrative of a Texan who was a prisoner of the Union Army during the Civil War, escaped to Canada, and finally made his way back into the Confederacy through the blockade. It was written while the war was still in progress. The journal was issued anonymously in Houston early in 1865. Its author, Decimus et Ultimus Barziza, was a colorful,