POW Exchanges
Information on POW Exchanges in Richmond, VA during the Civil War.

Written Accounts

1884-01-24, National Tribune; account of the capture of the 4th New Jersey at Gaines' Mill, and subsequent imprisonment in Libby Prison and Belle Isle is the summer of 1862
1884-02-14, National Tribune; brief account of prisoner's experience in Libby, Pemberton, Belle Isle, and Andersonville; notes that small pox broke out in Pemberton
1884, Beach, History of the Fortieth Ohio...; letter (J. M. Wasson) describing arrival at Libby after capture at Missionary Ridge and subsequent escape through the Libby Prison tunnel
1886, Magazine of American History with Notes and Queries; July-December 1886; Interesting, and fair, account of a surgeon confined in Libby during 1863; notes on T. P. Turner's obesity(?)
1887-05-18, Philadelphia Weekly Times; very good description of the political circumstances surrounding prisoners of war during the war from one of the Libby tunnel escapees. Gives only a few snippets of Libby details
1887-12-28, Philadelphia Weekly Times; brief article describing the author’s capture and brief imprisonment in Libby Prison, before and after a stay at Salisbury. Notes that when he arrived at Libby, he was the only one there.
1888-02-07, Richmond Dispatch; Libby Prison has been bought by a Chicago syndicate; extensive description of the history of Libby Prison.
1888-02-15, Richmond Dispatch; incredibly important article objecting to the removal of Libby Prison to Chicago. Includes the (long) letter of US Capt. James Stewart who was in charge of the distribution of supplies from Libby, giving his testimony of hi
1888-03-11, Richmond Dispatch; letter from a man who was involved in the final exchange from Libby Prison before the evacuation. Many important details, such as the names of the Federal soldiers who assisted
1889-07-11, National Tribune; Details of the dog-killing incident at Belle Isle - notes regarding a female soldier found there

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