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

Written Accounts

1903-04-30, National Tribune; soldier corroborates account of breaking open the doors of Libby upon the evacuation of Richmond; also relates his imprisonment in Libby and Belle Isle; cruelty of the doctor on Belle Isle, kindness of another
1903-09-03, National Tribune; description of life on Belle Isle after Gettysburg. Describes Bossieux stealing money from the prisoners, and mentions being in charge of a bathing detail in the river
1904-08-11, National Tribune; letter of a Gettysburg prisoner who spent six weeks in Belle Isle. Mentions a soldier taking the oath of allegiance to the CSA, and that a large party escaped on Aug. 12
1907-03-07, National Tribune; more debate about the last people to leave Libby Prison before the city fell.
1909, "With Touch of Elbow"; David Wells (8th Mich. Cav.) gives an excellent account of Libby Prison and his escape through the famous tunnel.
1911, "A History of the Forty-fourth Regiment NY Volunteer Inf. in the Civil War, 1861-1865"; Nash, Eugene A., 1911 account by Captain C. D. Grannis of life in Libby Prison in 1862. Very interesting (and negative) portrayal of Erasmus Ross
1916, History of the 49th New York Volunteers; McKelvy, Alexander H. (49th NY), brief account of life and medical care in Libby Prison - notes that he went to see Libby in Chicago, and found the spot where he had slept.

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