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the story of the Confederacy's infamous Libby Prison and the Civil War's largest jail break
xix, 293 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Robert P. Watson provides the definitive account of the Confederacy's infamous Libby Prison, site of the Civil War's largest prison break. Libby Prison housed Union officers, high-profile foes of the Confederacy, and political prisoners. Watson captures the wretched conditions, cruel guards, and the story of the daring prison break, called 'the most remarkable in American history.'
Prologue: The Tunnel -- War. "The Great Unpleasantness" ; Libby & Son ; "What Is to Be Done with the Prisoners?" ; To War -- Prison. "The Castle of Despair" ; Captured ; "All Hope Abandon, Ye Who Enter Here" ; The Libby Lyceum -- Tunnel. "The Underground Road to Liberty" ; "Rat Hell" ; Close Calls ; The Evil Turners -- Escape. Desperation ; "Godspeed!" ; Exodus ; Manhunt -- Freedom. "Kill Cavalry" ; The Fall of Richmond ; Liberation! ; Museum and Memory -- Appendix: Col. Bartleson's Poem.
Includes bibliographical references and index.