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

Written Accounts

1888-03-11, National Tribune; brief account of a prisoner being shot on Belle Isle for going near the "dead line"
1888-03-11, Richmond Dispatch; letter from a man who was involved in the final exchange from Libby Prison before the evacuation. Many important details, such as the names of the Federal soldiers who assisted
1888-03-21, Richmond Dispatch; man writes to the Boston Globe noting that he has the records of “Libby Prison,” (more likely the early-war prisons on Main street) and gives a few select names from the registers
1889-07-11, National Tribune; Details of the dog-killing incident at Belle Isle - notes regarding a female soldier found there
1889-08-15, National Tribune; part one of a two-part memoir by Capt. J. W. Chamberlain, 123rd Ohio, describing at length his imprisonment in Libby Prison
1889-08-15, National Tribune; part two of a two-part memoir by Capt. J. W. Chamberlain, 123rd Ohio, describing at length his imprisonment in Libby Prison
1889-09-05, National Tribune; account of kind treatment on Belle Isle of a drummer-boy imprisoned there
1889-12-19, National Tribune; account of the 4th of July celebration in Libby during 1863 by Louis Beaudry, the former editor of the "Libby Chronicle"
1890-01, The Century Magazine; two letters refuting claims that guards did not fire into Libby Prison
1891-02-08, New York Times; beginning of serialized account by a Chickamauga prisoner regarding life in Libby Prison. Excellent details on reception and layout of the prison.

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