City Point
Information about City Point in Richmond, VA, during the Civil War.

 Written Accounts

1863-04-01, Richmond Examiner; 815 Yankee prisoners have been paroled from Libby Prison
1863-04-04, Richmond Dispatch; more than 300 POWs taken to City Point by Lt. Bossieux
1863-04-08, Richmond Examiner; many prisoners have arrived at Libby Prison; a flag of truce exchanged prisoners yesterday
1863-04-13, Richmond Dispatch; 331 POWs sent from Libby on 4/11, & 31 received. 49 sent away on 4/12
1863-04-24, Richmond Dispatch; 167 POWs sent away by truce boat; interesting story about Lt. W. F. Stone, 1st Me. Cav., POW by J. A. Payne, 4VaCav. Saved Payne from drowning, & released unconditionally by CS authorities as reward. JEB Stuart involved
1863-05-05, Richmond Dispatch; 550 POWs leaving Libby today for City Point
1863-05-05, Richmond Dispatch; 550 Yankee prisoners (including 2 generals) will be exchanged today from Libby Prison
1863-05-06, Richmond Sentinel; prisoners arrive at Castle Thunder and Libby Prison; 554 prisoner sent by flag of truce to City Point; Libby now has very few inmates "except political prisoners"
1863-05-09, New York Herald; captured correspondent (Vosberg) for the Herald gives a detailed description of life inside Libby Prison
1863-05-11, Richmond Examiner; between two and three thousand Yankee prisoners arrive and quartered at Crew's factory

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