Food & Supply
Information about Food & Supply in Richmond, VA during the Civil War

Written Accounts

1891-04-05, New York Times; part nine of serialized account of life in Libby. Describes the plan to break out of Libby upon the success of Dahlgren's raid. Says that there were 1,200 prisoners in Libby at the time.
1891-04-19, New York Times; part eleven of serialized account of life in Libby. Recounts the author's near-exchange, and subsequent return to Richmond, only to be put in General Hospital #10
1891-06-03, Wisconsin MOLLUS, Vol. I, Milwaukee, 1891, pp. 394-409; By Bvt. Brig. Gen. Harrison C. Hobart, entitled: "Libby Prison - The Escape." Describes Life in Libby Prison from 9/30/1863 until his escape on Feb. 9th, 1864
1891-12-29, National Tribune; Excellent set of letters from Libby Prison, recounting treatment and life in prison. Mentions purchasing one of the Rees images from the prison guards, and sending it North.
1891-12-31, National Tribune; brief account of incarceration in Pemberton Prison
1892-03-17, National Tribune; lengthy but excellent account of the tunnel escape and "powder mine" of Libby Prison - and disputation of falsehoods recently circulated; by Frank E. Moran
1892-04-21, National Tribune; notes on tools used for tunneling out of Libby Prison
1892-06-02, National Tribune; account of prisoners stealing flour from the cellar of Libby Prison
1892-09-08, Richmond Times; obituary, with lengthy biography, of Joseph R. Anderson
1892-10-06, National Tribune; notes on the mining of Libby Prison

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