Prisoners of War
Information on Prisoners of War in Richmond, VA during the Civil War

Written Accounts

1863-05-08, Richmond Dispatch; account of Baron Wardener of Austria, on his stay at Libby Prison
1863-05-08, Richmond Dispatch; description of the imprisonment (in Libby Prison) and diplomatic flap surrounding Baron Rudolph Wardener, an Austrian citizen
1863-05-08, Richmond Dispatch; more prisoners arrive at Libby Prison, including BG Hayes and thousands more await transportation to Richmond
1863-05-09, New York Herald; captured correspondent (Vosberg) for the Herald gives a detailed description of life inside Libby Prison
1863-05-09, Richmond Dispatch; 167 POWs arrive at Libby
1863-05-09, Richmond Sentinel; Gen. Hays and others arrive at Libby prison, which has been white-washed and cleaned to accommodate them
1863-05-11, Richmond Dispatch; list of 14 disloyal Western Virginians sent to Richmond (Castle Thunder?) by WEJ to offset Woodstock citizens held by Yankees
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.
1863-05-11, Richmond Examiner; between two and three thousand Yankee prisoners arrive and quartered at Crew's factory
1863-05-11, Richmond Examiner; Castle Thunder admittees; 1300 Yankees arrived at Libby yesterday - if this rate keeps up, Belle Isle will be re-opened

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