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

Written Accounts

1891-02-11, New York Times; part two of serialized account of life in Libby. Important description of the layout of the prison, and notes that the western armies and the Army of the Potomac segregated themselves within the prison.
1891-02-19, National Tribune; brief response to the 1/1/1891 Tribune article concerning the sugar raid and Crew and Pemberton Prisons
1891-02-22, New York Times; part three of serialized account of life in Libby. Notes on various ways prisoners attempted to escape, the Confederate preachers who came there
1891-03-15, New York Times; part six of serialized account of life in Libby. Description of the digging and escape through the Libby tunnel; notes that he was one of the ones who raised the cry of "guards!" to get the crowd to thin out.
1891-03-29, New York Times; part eight of serialized account of life in Libby. Describes recapture, waiting in Cold Harbor tavern, response by Confederates to the tunnel escape, and re-confinement in Libby.
1891-04-05, New York Times; part nine of serialized account of life in Libby. Describes the plan to break out of Libby upon the success of Dahlgren's raid. Says that there were 1,200 prisoners in Libby at the time.
1891-04-12, New York Times; part ten of serialized account of life in Libby. Basically a refutation of Col. Di Cesnola's account regarding the action to be taken during Dahlgren's raid. Notes that Di Cesnola was the acknowledged leader.
1891-04-26, New York Times; part twelve of serialized account of life in Libby. Good description of GH#10 as a Union prison hospital - indicates that the hospital was in conjunction with Libby Prison in 1864.
1891-06-03, Wisconsin MOLLUS, Vol. I, Milwaukee, 1891, pp. 394-409; By Bvt. Brig. Gen. Harrison C. Hobart, entitled: "Libby Prison - The Escape." Describes Life in Libby Prison from 9/30/1863 until his escape on Feb. 9th, 1864
1891-08-20, National Tribune; good account of life in Richmond prisons in 1861

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