Famous Adventures and Prison Escapes of the Civil War

Military buffs and penologists are in for a treat with this awesome anthology of famous skirmishes and prison escapes from the American Civil War, which includes a look at the events surrounding Morgan’s Raid and the notorious Libby Prison Escape (which saw over 100 Union POW’s break out of a Confederate Army camp). 


Also in this anthology: War Diary of a Union Woman in the South, The Locomotive Chase in Georgia by William Pittenger, Mosby’s ‘Partizan Rangers’ by A. E. Richards, The Escape by Thomas H. Hines, A Hard Road to Travel out of Dixie by W. H. Shelton and Escape of General Breckinridge by John Taylor Wood.


Included is an image gallery showcasing rare photographs of John Hunt Morgan, Thomas H. Hines, Basil W. Duke, Orlando B. Willcox, Morgan’s Men, George Washington Cable, William Pittenger, John Taylor Wood et al.