Impossible Escapes: Civil War
Rare firsthand accounts bring us inside some of the most daring escape stories from the American Civil War.
1. Breaking Out of Libby Prison
0.0May 26, 2022 · 32 min
Colonel Thomas Rose is one of more than 1000 Union officers held in Richmond Virginia’s notorious Libby Prison. It’s an inescapable fortress known for its stark white walls its numbing conditions and its rats. But for POWs like Colonel Rose there is just one thing to think about: escape.