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

Written Accounts

1863-08-12, Richmond Sentinel; account of a deserter from Drewry's Bluff reporting that the fort garrisons only 90 men
1863-08-14, Richmond Enquirer; details on a creative escape attempt from Castle Thunder
1863-08-19, Richmond Sentinel; officer at Drewry's Bluff is court-martialled for being AWOL, and confined to camp
1863-09-08, Virginia Historical Society; four soldiers sent from Chaffin’s Farm to Castle Thunder for attempting to desert to the enemy
1863-09-25, Richmond Dispatch; Castle Thunder and Libby Prison update – 39 prisoners into Libby
1863-09-26, Richmond Dispatch; detailed account of the execution of Spencer Kellogg at Camp Lee for spying.
1863-10-28, Richmond Sentinel; a Confederate deserter tries to escape from General Hospital #13 by means of climbing down a bed sheet rope out the window - falls and receives a concussion, and returned to confinement
1863-11-03, Virginia Historical Society; J. R. Anderson requests that one of his workers who is confined in Castle Thunder be "returned to his employment." Apparently, this man attempted to desert to the enemy
1863-11-16, Richmond Sentinel; Yankees escape from Castle Thunder
1863-11-20, Abington Virginian; 33 prisoners have escaped from Castle Thunder, 23 of them recaptured.

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