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Information on Prisoners of War in Richmond, VA during the Civil War
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1862-09-01, Richmond Dispatch; 60 POWs arrive
1862-09-01, Richmond Dispatch; Belle Isle is crowded with 5,000+ prisoners; very nasty at this time; preparations are being made for exchange
1862-09-01, Richmond Whig; “60 Yankee prisoners” arrive at Libby Prison, and are witnessed by “a large crowd”
1862-09-03, Richmond Dispatch; 2000 Yankees expected to go to Varina on 9/5
1862-09-03, Richmond Dispatch; 8 Yankee POWs arrive. No officers. 2,000 more soon to arrive.
1862-09-04, Richmond Dispatch; 60 POWs arrive – 8 officers. Clerks are busy on Belle Isle preparing lists for exchange.
1862-09-05, Richmond Dispatch; list of Yankee officer POWs who arrive yesterday
1862-09-06, National Archives RG 109, Ch. 6, Vol. 199.5, p. 19; Wirz orders Capt. Montgomery to send in the names of prisoners who die at Belle Isle each morning
1862-09-06, Richmond Dispatch; prisoner shot by guard at Libby Prison; guard put in Castle Thunder
1862-09-06, Richmond Dispatch; There are 58 officers from Pope's army in Libby Prison - they are not treated as prisoners of war
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