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

Written Accounts

1883, "Bearing Arms in the 27th Mass. Regt. of Vol. Inf. During the Civil War 1861-1865"; Derby, W. P., 1883 memoir detailing life in Libby Prison in May, 1864
1883, Southern Historical Society Papers 11 (1883), pp. 83-92; Burrows, J. L. "Recollections of Libby Prison."
1884-01-10, National Tribune; notes on the opening date of Belle Isle
1884-02-14, National Tribune; brief account of prisoner's experience in Libby, Pemberton, Belle Isle, and Andersonville; notes that small pox broke out in Pemberton
1884-02-14, National Tribune; description of how Belle Isle was set up as a prison by captured Gaines' Mill prisoners from Libby
1885-01-29, National Tribune; letter disputing Col. Streight's claim of being responsible for the tunnel out of Libby Prison - gives list of the known working party
1885-05-14, National Tribune; excellent account by Col. Thomas Rose of the organization and completion of the Libby Prison tunnel
1886, Magazine of American History with Notes and Queries; July-December 1886; Interesting, and fair, account of a surgeon confined in Libby during 1863; notes on T. P. Turner's obesity(?)
1887-01-06, National Tribune; good description of the "dog slaying" episode on Belle Isle
1887-12-28, Philadelphia Weekly Times; brief article describing the author’s capture and brief imprisonment in Libby Prison, before and after a stay at Salisbury. Notes that when he arrived at Libby, he was the only one there.

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