Libby Prison breakout : the daring escape from the notorious Civil War prison

In a converted tobacco warehouse, Libby's 1,200 Union officers survived on cornbread and bug-infested soup, and slept without blankets on the bare floor. With prisoner exchanges suspended, escape and death were the only ways out. Libby Prison Breakout recounts the largely unknown story of the e...

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Main Author: Wheelan, Joseph.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : PublicAffairs, c2010.
Edition:1st ed.
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Call Number: UVA E 612 .L6 W48 2010
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