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Information on Prisoners of War in Richmond, VA during the Civil War
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1861-08-30, Richmond Dispatch; 13 POWs arrive
1861-09-03, Richmond Whig; great description of the Richmond prisons and some of the prisoners; notes that there are 1725 prisoners in Richmond
1861-09-06, Richmond Dispatch; Yankee surgeon, tending to prisoners, has made his escape
1861-09-06, Richmond Enquirer; Yankees attempt to escape from prison, shot by sentries on Libby Hill.
1861-09-16, Richmond Whig; four Yankee prisoners escape from prison depot, two are shot and the others are recaptured
1861-09-17, Richmond Whig; references to recent POW escapes, says guards are more interested in keeping citizens out than prisoners in
1861-09-18, Richmond Enquirer; notes on Yankee prisoners and the cost of keeping them in Richmond
1861-09-19, Richmond Enquirer; six Yankees have escaped from prison
1861-09-21, Richmond Enquirer; Yankee surgeons in Richmond to be paroled
1861-09-23, Richmond Enquirer; 13 Yankee prisoners from Cheat Mountain (including a member of McClellan's staff) brought to town
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