Escape!: The Story of the Confederacy’s Infamous Libby Prison and the Civil War’s Largest Jail Break

by Robert P. Watson

Robert P. Watson provides the definitive account of the Confederacy’s infamous Libby Prison, site of the Civil War’s largest prison break. Libby Prison housed Union officers, high-profile foes of the Confederacy, and political prisoners. Watson captures the wretched conditions, cruel guards, and the story of the daring prison break, called “the most remarkable in American history.”

 

Interview with the Author

Most Notorious! A True Crime History Podcast 
305: The Libby Prison Escape w/ Robert Watson – A True Crime History Podcast
8/9/23           69 min

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Virginia Museum of History & Culture Podcast
Escape!: The Story of the Confederacy’s Infamous Libby Prison and the Civil War’s Largest Jail Break
10/12/21        82 min

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