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1861 Libby Prison Window (artifact)

  • Type: Window

  • Travel Genus: Sight
  • Sight Category: Object


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Timeline

Y/M/D Association Description Place Locale Food Event
1862/07/01 Seth N Eastman MD Prisoner of War Seth Eastman is captured by the advancing Confederate forces and spends three months in Libby and at Belle Isle military prisons. Belle Isle Richmond Seven Days Battles
1865/00/00 Edward Stanton Huntington Union Captain During the American Civil War, Edward Stanton Huntington engages in 17 battles, and spends 11 months in Libby and Andersonville prisons. Andersonville National Historic Site Andersonville, GA
1865/04/04 Abraham Lincoln Union President President Lincoln, General Weitzel and staff member Thomas Thatcher Graves visit Libby Prison (dismantled and sold in 1899) and Castle Thunder (destroyed by fire in 1879). Fall of Richmond 1865

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Particulars for 1861 Libby Prison Window (artifact):
Military Event American Civil War
Sight Category Object
Area of Significance Prisoner of War camp
Motif War
Architectural Feature Window opening in wall of building or vehicle that is fitted with glass or other transparent material




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