Prisoners of War
Information on Prisoners of War in Richmond, VA during the Civil War

Written Accounts

1862-07-22, Philadelphia Press; lists of Pennsylvania prisoners in Richmond; describes prison of Reynold and McCall
1862-07-22, Richmond Dispatch; 3 negroes supposed to be working at Drury’s Bluff caught near Chickahominy and put in Libby. One belonged to Dr. Pollard of Hanover Co.
1862-07-22, Richmond Examiner; prisoners at Libby sent to Belle Isle; there are 4,700 there now. Wounded prisoners (1,000) remain at Libby
1862-07-23, Pennsylvania Daily Telegraph; letter from General Geo. A. McCall describing his imprisonment; notes that one of his officers is held in Chimborazo Hospital
1862-07-23, Pittsburgh Gazette; List of Pennsylvania soldiers in Richmond prisons
1862-07-23, Richmond Examiner; Libby Prison has become a hospital for sick prisoners; well prisoners are at Belle Isle. Lt. Turner is in charge
1862-07-25, Richmond Examiner; Yankee prisoners are being paroled, very few remain in Richmond; mortality amongst prisoners is 50%+
1862-08-02, Shippensburg (PA) News; early set of letters from Libby Prison, relates especially impressions of the exchange system and his relatively short stay in prison.
1862-08-04, Richmond Enquirer; officer escapes from the Officer's Prison on 18th Street - details on the layout of the prison
1862-08-04, Richmond Examiner; five Union officers escape from the officer’s prison on Eighteenth street on two consecutive nights

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