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Information about prison escapes in Richmond, VA during the Civil War

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1863-02-19, Richmond Dispatch; Stephen McNeill, 59Va., arrested for desertion, escaped from Castle Thunder 2/15, recaptured 2/18
1863-02-21, Richmond Dispatch; city jail escapees still at large
1863-02-23, Richmond Dispatch; Capt. A. C. Webster fails in Castle Thunder escape attempt
1863-02-23, Richmond Dispatch; Charlotte Gilman (witness in case) released after 8 mos. in Castle Thunder
1863-02-27, Richmond Dispatch; 3 burglers thrown into Castle Lightning ; Joseph Bucston, deserter, into Castle Lightning for robbery
1863-03-01, Richmond Dispatch; Yankee POW in Castle Thunder jumps from 3rd floor, breaks leg
1863-03-06, Richmond Dispatch; Castle Thunder update
1863-03-09, Richmond Dispatch; Capt. A. C. Webster’s second Castle Thunder escape attempt foiled
1863-03-11, Richmond Dispatch; Mike Jordan, guard at Castle Thunder, on trial for conspiring to allow prisoner to escape
1863-03-12, Richmond Dispatch; 3 Castle Lightning escapers foiled

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