Libby Prison escape
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title:
Libby Prison escape
text:
The Libby Prison escape was a prison escape from Libby Prison, a Confederate prison at Richmond, Virginia in February 1864 that saw over 100 Union prisoners-of-war escape from captivity. It was one of the most successful prison breaks of the American Civil War. Led by Colonel Thomas E. Rose of the 77th Pennsylvania Infantry, the prisoners started tunnelling in a rat-infested zone which the Confederate guards were reluctant to enter. The tunnel emerged in a vacant lot beside a warehouse, from whe
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Richmond, Virginia Prison Escape
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libby_Prison_escape
date created:
2007-02-16T03:19:35Z
date modified:
2024-09-04T05:34:56Z
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