Libby Prison Breakout The Daring Escape from the Notorious Civil War Prison
, by Wheelan, JosephNote: Supplemental materials are not guaranteed with Rental or Used book purchases.
- ISBN: 9781586489083 | 1586489089
- Cover: Paperback
- Copyright: 4/5/2011
Libby Prison Breakout tells the largely unknown story of the most important escape of the Civil War from a Confederate prison. Known as the ôThe Bastille of the South,ö Richmond's Libby Prison was home to over a thousand semi-starving Union officers by late 1863. On February 9, 1864, 109 of those officers wriggled through a fifty-five-foot tunnel to freedom. This riveting narrative documents their incredible escape and the all-out Rebel manhunt that ensued-and shows how the testimony of those who survived ultimately spurred a new cycle of retaliation against Rebel captives. Book jacket.