Libby Prison Breakout The Daring Escape from the Notorious Civil War Prison
| Other author | Wheelan, Joseph |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | New York : PublicAffairs New York : Perseus Books Group [Distributor] |
| Description | 304 p. ill 23.500 x 015.500 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
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| Summary | Annotation During the winter of 1863-1864, 1,200 Union officers lived in squalor and semi-starvation in Richmond's Libby Prison, known as "The Bastille of the South." On February 9, 109 of those officers wriggled through a fifty-five-foot tunnel to freedom. After an all-out Rebel manhunt, survivors reached Washington, and their testimony spurred far-reaching investigations into the treatment of Union prisoners. 'Libby Prison Breakout' tells the largely unknown story of the most important escape of the Civil War from a Confederate prison, one that ultimately increased the North's and South's willingness to use prisoners in waging "total war." |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 9781586489083 |
| ISBN | 1586489089 (Trade Paper) Active Record |
| Standard identifier# | 9781586489083 |
| Stock number | 00137407 |
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| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |