| Contents |
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. |
| Abstract |
"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.'"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Watson, Robert P., 1962- Escape! Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, 2021. 9781538138236 |
| Genre/form | History. |
| LCCN | 2021006838 |
| ISBN | 9781538138229 |
| ISBN | 1538138220 hardcover |
| ISBN | electronic publication |
