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Information about prison escapes in Richmond, VA during the Civil War
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1862-12-05, Richmond Dispatch; enormous list of court martial results
1862-12-05, Richmond Dispatch; long list of Castle Thunder arrivals
1862-12-08, Richmond Dispatch; 3 men escape from state penitentiary
1862-12-09, Richmond Dispatch; escaped Libby prisoner arrested for something else & returned to Libby; Kile Norton, “a South Carolina darkey” employed at Castle Thunder
1862-12-10, Richmond Dispatch; new Castle Thunder accessions include citizen from near Winchester; Henry Hall, 1GA; & also one suspicious civilian
1862-12-13, Richmond Enquirer; escape attempt from Castle Thunder - perpetrators were in "Cell No. 1, first floor, north side."
1862-12-15, Richmond Dispatch; long list of new Castle Thunder inmates, units and charges
1862-12-29, Richmond Enquirer; a plot by 150 prisoners in Castle Thunder to assassinate the guard and escape is thwarted, and the ring-leader is placed in irons and fed bread and water
1862-12-31, Richmond Enquirer; all but the ringleaders of the Castle Thunder "mutiny" have been released and sent back to camp
1863-01-08, Richmond Dispatch; 6 Castle Thunder escapees captured & returned. 2 named.
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