"Officers' Prison on 18th Street"
Information about the unnamed prison for Union officers on 18th St. in Richmond, VA during the Civil War.

"Officers' Prison on 18th Street" was probably the tobacco factory of Talbott & Bonn, on the west side of 18th street between Main and Cary.

This building is listed in the 1860 directory as "Talber & Bonn," but appears in numerous sources as Talbott & Bro.

Written Accounts

1862-08-04, Richmond Examiner; five Union officers escape from the officer’s prison on Eighteenth street on two consecutive nights
1862-08-05, Richmond Dispatch; civilians arrested and put in Castle Godwin for assisting the escape of prisoners from the officers' prison on 18th street
1862-08-05, Richmond Dispatch; prisoners from Talbott & Bonn's factory (including Reynolds & McCall) have been removed to Libby Prison, due to an escape at the former place
1862-08-05, Richmond Enquirer; federal officer who escaped from prison recaptured, lists those arrested for abetting the escape
1862-08-05, Richmond Enquirer; Yankee officers moved from the prison on 18th street to the Libby Prison
1862-08-06, Richmond Examiner; two of the Yankee officers who escaped from the Officers’ Prison on 18th street were captured in Prince William county, but have escaped again.
1862-08-07, Richmond Dispatch; escaped prisoners from officers' prison on 18th street have been recaptured
1862-08-08, Richmond Dispatch; two Yankee officers who recently were recaptured after an escape attempt, are under close confinement; other escapees with them have just been recaptured
1862-08-08, Richmond Enquirer; escaped federal officers have been recaptured and put in Greanor prison
1862-08-12, Richmond Dispatch; 140 Federal officers, including McCall, Reynolds, and Rankin have been sent off by flag of truce

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