Libby Prison
Civil War Stories: Libby Prison’s ‘Lottery of Death’
By James M. PowelsOne of the primary reasons given for the Union defeat at the First Battle of Bull Run was the lack of adequate cavalry. Read more
Libby Prison
POW: Art and the Image of The Prisoner
By Peter HarringtonWar produces casualties … and captives. Much “war art” concerns itself with the heroics and clash of battle, the sway of forces, and the turns of history. Read more
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Union Disaster: The Battle of Thompson’s Station
By Robert L. DurhamThe winter of 1863 was a time of general inactivity for the exhausted armies in middle Tennessee. Read more
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End Game at Appomattox
By Mike PhiferLieutenant Colonel Horace Porter, personal aide to Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, maneuvered his mount past ammunition wagons, ambulances, stragglers, and prisoners jamming the muddy roads leading back to headquarters from Five Forks, Virginia, on the evening of April 1, 1865. Read more
