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

Written Accounts

1863-12-30, Richmond Sentinel; Belle Isle prisoners will soon be removed to Andersonville; Belle Isle is quite overcrowded. At Andersonville "no difficulty will be encountered in supplying their wants."
1864-01-01, Richmond Sentinel; large number of prisoners admitted to Libby Prison, who were captured in the West
1864-01-02, Richmond Sentinel; 500 prisoners from "McCurdy's tobacco factory" have been removed to Belle Isle
1864-01-21, Richmond Whig; large number of Castle Thunder prisoners will be removed to Salisbury, N. C., under charge of the Ambulance Corps
1864-01-22, Richmond Whig; the departure of Castle Thunder prisoners was put off for a day due to a railroad "hitch." Notes that one of the prisoners got out of his ball and chain
1864-01-30 to 1864-02-05, Official Records, Ser. I, Vol. XXXIII, pp. 519-521; The only remaining war-time dispatch from Elizabeth Van Lew to Gen. Benj. Butler (USA); discusses situation in Richmond and troop movements
1864-02-02, Richmond Enquirer; poor conditions at Libby Prison described
1864-02-02, Richmond Examiner; former contract surgeon at Chimborazo has been paroled from a Northern prison
1864-02-10, Richmond Whig; rumor of POW unrest at Belle Isle
1864-02-11, Richmond Enquirer; good description of the escape

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