Libby Prison breakout : the daring escape from the notorious Civil War prison

Libby Prison breakout : the daring escape from the notorious Civil War prison

In a converted tobacco warehouse, Libby's 1,200 Union officers survived on cornbread and bug-infested soup, and slept without blankets on the bare floor. With prisoner exchanges suspended, escape and death were the only ways out. Libby Prison Breakout recounts the largely unknown story of the e...

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Main Author: Wheelan, Joseph
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : PublicAffairs, c2010.
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
Libby Prison.
United States. > Army > Officers > History > 19th century.
Prisoner-of-war escapes > Virginia > Richmond > History > 19th century.
Tunnels > Virginia > Richmond > History > 19th century.
Prisoners of war > Virginia > Richmond > History > 19th century.
Prisoners of war > United States > History > 19th century.
Escaped prisoners of war > United States > History > 19th century.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Prisoners and prisons.
Richmond (Va.) > History > Civil War, 1861-1865.

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Call Number: UVA E 612 .L6 W48 2010
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