John W. January of Dell Rapids, South Dakota was captured in Georgia during the Civil War. During his time as a POW, he contracted gangrene, and the doctors told him he wouldn't survive. This is the remarkable story of his perseverance over the odds.

This is a clip from the SDPB Documentary Swords & Plowshares - South Dakota & the Civil War. Watch the full doc on YouTube.    • Swords & Plowshares - South Dakota & ...  
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