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The greatest escape : a true American Civil War adventure / by Miller, Douglas(Screenwriter),author.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-269) and index."The Greatest Escape: A True American Civil War Adventure tells the story of the largest prison breakout in U.S. history. It took place during the Civil War, when more than 1200 Yankee officers were jammed into Libby, a special prison considered escape-proof, in the Confederate capitol of Richmond, Virginia. A small group of men, obsessed with escape, mapped out an elaborate plan and one cold and clear night, 109 men dug their way to freedom. Freezing, starving, clad in rags, they had to still travel 40 miles to Yankee lines and safety. They were pursued by all the white people in the area, but every Black person they encountered was their friend. In every instance, slaves risked their lives to help these Yankees, and their journey was aided by a female-led Union spy network. Since all the escapees were officers, they all could read and write well. Over 50 of them would publish riveting accounts of their adventures. This is the first book to weave together these contemporary accounts into a true-to-life narrative. Much like a Ken Burns documentary, this book uses the actual words the prisoners recorded more than 150 years ago, as found in their many diaries and journals." --Captured -- On to Richmond -- Fresh fish -- The prison and the city -- Chickamauga and Colonel Rose -- Libby life -- Elizabeth Van Lew -- Colonel Rose takes over -- Tight fit -- From skirmishing to catechism -- The final tunnel -- Acts of cool daring -- Exertions almost superhuman -- The hospital -- Trapped in rat hell -- Big mistake -- Breakthrough -- Breakout -- First night -- A day of amused excitement -- A bare chance -- Saved by slaves -- Pluck and luck -- Freedom -- Rose and Streight -- Make all the damn noise you please -- Aftermath -- Epilogue: two buildings.
Subjects: Personal narratives.; United States. Army; Libby Prison.; Prisoner-of-war escapes;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Lost Civil War : the disappearing legacy of America's greatest conflict / by DeMarco, Laura,author.;
Peachtree Creek, Atlanta, GA -- Cumberland Landing, VA -- Signal tower, Bermuda Hundred, VA -- Rail depot, Richmond, VA -- City Point Landing, VA -- Sherman HQ, Chattanooga, TN -- Brandy Station, VA -- Fort Richardson, Arlington, VA -- Fort Fischer, Cape Fear, NC -- Dunker Church, Antietam, MD -- Castle Pickney, Charleston, SC -- Washington Arsenal Penitentiary, DC -- USS Monitor -- Cyclorama, Boston, MA -- Jefferson Davis Monument, Richmond, VA."A unique visual guide to America's war between the states, told through those sites swept aside by development or decay. Take a journey through lost civil war battlefields in this photographic guide to the many historic sites that have been destroyed or become overgrown over the centuries. A companion title to the 150,000-copy-selling Civil War Battlefields Then and Now, this is a unique collection of lost Civil War heritage that features a wide range of sites, arranged thematically and illustrated with original photographs throughout. Featured locations include: Encampments: Over-wintering camps and winter quarters were widely photographed. Historic buildings: Many of the original buildings were destroyed and have been rebuilt. These include the McLean House in Appomattox and the Ford Theatre in Washington DC, with many others completely destroyed. Prisons: Those featured included Libby Prison, which was dismantled and the bricks shipped to Chicago for the Exhibition; Andersonville Prison and Capitol Prison in Washington DC, and Castle Pinckney in Charleston Harbor. Cycloramas: There was such an interest in seeing re-enactments of the Civil War that many cycloramas were built especially to show re-runs of Gettysburg. Including such curiosities as a list of the longest-living Civil War veterans, the guide also features an up-to-date survey of Confederate statues and memorials and their complicated and often controversial legacy in the 21st century."--
Subjects: Illustrated works.; Pictorial works.; Andersonville Prison.; Libby Prison.; Architecture, Modern; Cycloramas.; Historic buildings.; Soldiers; War photography;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The spymistress [large print] a novel by Chiaverini, Jennifer.(CARDINAL)349249;
Pledging her loyalty to the North at the risk of her life when her native Virginia secedes, Quaker-educated aristocrat Elizabeth Van Lew uses her innate skills for gathering military intelligence to help construct the Richmond underground and orchestrate escapes from the infamous Confederate Libby Prison.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Large print books.; Novels.; Spy fiction.; War fiction.; Van Lew, Elizabeth L., 1818-1900; Libby Prison; Prisoner-of-war escapes; Prisoners of war; Women spies;
Available copies: 25 / Total copies: 31
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Civil War breakout [audio-enabled device] by Brown, W. N.,author.(CARDINAL)315591; Verner, Adam,narrator.(CARDINAL)564961; Go Reader (Firm);
Performed by Adam Verner.Civil War, 1863. Virginia. Few ever made it out of the overcrowded, vermin-infested Confederate Libby Prison alive. But neither fear nor darkness could keep Thomas Rose and A.G. Hamilton from freedom.Issued on Go Reader, a dedicated audio media player.One set of earphones and one AAA battery required for listening.
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Biographical fiction.; Biographical fiction.; Children's audiobooks.; Fiction.; Historical fiction.; Hamilton, A. G. (Andrew G.), -1895; Rose, Thos. E. (Thomas Ellwood), 1830-1907; Libby Prison; Escaped prisoners of war; Prisoners of war; Tunnels;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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A soldier's experience in southern prisons / by Prutsman, Christian Miller.;
Subjects: Autobiographies.; Prutsman, Christian Miller.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Record of the Federal dead : buried from Libby, Bell Isle, Danville & Camp Lawton Prisons, and at City Point, and in the field before Petersburg and Richmond / by United States Christian Commissionauthor.(DLC)n 86071604 ;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Prison camps of the Civil War / by Wade, Linda R.(CARDINAL)771173;
Includes index.Looks at the situation of prisoners in the Civil War, where they were held, their care, and eventual exchange or release, including diagrams of Andersonville and Libby Prisons.5.0.4.0-8.0.760LAccelerated Reader ARAccelerated Reader
Subjects: Civil war.; Prison camps of the Civil War.;
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 4
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The spymistress / by Chiaverini, Jennifer,author.; Moore, Christina,narrator.;
Narrated by Christina Moore.Pledging her loyalty to the North at the risk of her life when her native Virginia secedes, Quaker-educated aristocrat Elizabeth Van Lew uses her innate skills for gathering military intelligence to help construct the Richmond underground and orchestrate escapes from the infamous Confederate Libby Prison.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Audiobooks.; Spy fiction.; Women spies;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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The spymistress [sound recording] / by Chiaverini, Jennifer.(CARDINAL)349249; Moore, Christina.nrt.(CARDINAL)348514; Recorded Books, LLC.(CARDINAL)561790;
Narrated by Christina Moore.Pledging her loyalty to the North at the risk of her life when her native Virginia secedes, Quaker-educated aristocrat Elizabeth Van Lew uses her innate skills for gathering military intelligence to help construct the Richmond underground and orchestrate escapes from the infamous Confederate Libby Prison.MP3-compatible CD or DVD player required for playback.
Subjects: Historical fiction; Van Lew, Elizabeth L., 1818-1900; Choice (Psychology); Loyalty; Women spies;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Fast and loose in Dixie. An unprejudiced narrative of personal experience as a prisoner of war at Libby, Macon, Savannah, and Charleston, with an account of a desperate leap from a moving train of cars, a weary tramp of forty-five days through swamps and mountains, places and people visited, etc., etc. / by Drake, J. Madison(James Madison),1837-1913.(CARDINAL)152096;
Subjects: New Jersey Infantry. 9th Regt., 1861-1865.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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