Deserters
Information about deserters in Richmond, VA during the Civil War

Written Accounts

1863-05-08, Richmond Dispatch; 85 new POWs at Libby
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 Dispatch; more than 2000 prisoners arrive. 1800 put into Conrad & Crew factory. When next arrive, will be sent to Belle Isle & guarded by City Bn. Enormous list of Yankee POW officers now in town. Probably 150 names.
1863-05-12, Richmond Dispatch; 17 new prisoners at Libby. Harrison Co. hostage at Castle Thunder for guiding Federals. Also a spy & a man helping deserters escape – all named
1863-05-14, Richmond Dispatch; 8 Yankee deserters arrive. Into Castle Thunder
1863-05-18, Richmond Sentinel; 882 Yankee prisoners arrive; there are now 242 officers in Libby Prison
1863-05-19, Richmond Dispatch; Thos. Hinton, Col. Zable impersonator, had escaped from Castle Thunder. Caught at Tappahannock recently. Chas. & Jno. Bower, K28Va., into Castle Thunder as AWOLs. Also J. H. Dix, 2nd NC
1863-05-22, Richmond Dispatch; Jno. Gaylor, D27Va., to be shot for desertion, has sentence commuted. Wm. C. Smith, E22NC, gets 1 year in Castle Thunder in lieu of 50 lashes
1863-05-23, Richmond Dispatch; 49 POWs arrive. 2 sent to Castle Thunder as CSA deserters
1863-05-23, Richmond Dispatch; H47Va man into Castle Thunder as bounty jumper. Geo. Cayson, alias Mike Leary, McKenny, or Maloney

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