A Close Call Story of Love and War at Libby
In Bristol morning to Richmond prisoners march to Libby Castle Thunder and Belle Isle. Captain Watts befriends fellow prisoners, endures twelve hours of cold and noise, and learns Brent’s fate. A secret escape plan with Howard Scott unfolds toward a hidden cellar exit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol
Richmond
Danville
Belle Isle
Libby
Carey Street
Castle Thunder
James
George Skillman
Brent
George
McKee
Powell's Valley
Gap
Old McKee
Frank Brent
Scott
Sawyers
Flynn
Watts
Howard
di Cesnola
Fourth
New York Cavalry
Captain Watts
Hiarry Watts
Ross
Adjutant Latouche
Captain
John C. Breckenridge
Winder
General Winder
Ould
Little Ross
Prison Camp Life and a Vengeful Soldier in Powell’s Valley
A prison camp scene describes dim rooms near the Lower Chickamauga and Upper Potomac exits. Guards count prisoners daily, with deception to maintain numbers. Food is scarce, with corn bread and beans shared among inmates, and only minimal meat over nine weeks. A conversation reveals Lieutenant Scott’s anger toward Frank Brent for capturing him in Powell’s Valley, blaming Brent for past misdeeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tower West
Libby Prison
Turner
Harry
Howard Scott
Howard
Middle
Chickamauga
Potomac
Bristol
Carey Street
Upper Potomac Room
Upper Potomac
Black George
Little Ross
Ross
Potomac Room
Carrie Brent
Lieutenant Scott
Frank
Frank Brent
Miss Vernon
Interview Sparks Fear and Quiet Defiance in Wartime Shelter
The narrator recalls meeting General Winder and two condemned officers Captain Flynn and Captain Sawyer who faced death as spies. Howard Scott’s secret nightly absences and growing illness reveal a grim routine behind their wartime confinement as the narrator wrestles with fear and a desire to break the monotony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Scott
Winder
Flynn
Indiana
Sawyer
New Jersey
Burnside
Kentucky
Howard
Undertaker Wears Prince Albert on Corpse in Mix-Up
Buffalo readers learn of a curious records office incident. A High street resident dies and the widow notices the undertaker has dressed the corpse in her husbands coat, revealing two coats nearly alike and a mistaken swap. The widow and undertaker resolve the mix-up without further trouble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ross
Libby
Turner
George
Geeres
Buffalo
Board of Health
High Street
Prince Albert
Advice to Husbands from the Clarinda Journal
The piece urges husbands to keep a cheerful, well groomed appearance and a positive demeanor at home. Do not complain when ill or short of funds, as happiness protects marriages. Support wives education, avoid nagging about tobacco, and value personal liberty to encourage harmony at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarinda
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Alfred R. Calhoun
Corymacut
Bacheller & Co
Libby & Sons. Tobacco Factory
Betty
Berks
Tred
Reading
Ruive
Neal Dow
Moss
Chicamauga
Johnston
Lisby Prison
Greensberg Granite and Marble Works
A. D
Joshua
Iby B. Hettinger
Indianapolis
Ind
Fii
DR. A. M. Kirkpatrick
Hotel DeArmond
Seo
Kilmer
Foutz
David BG. Foutz
Baltimore
C.c. Burns
F. C. Eddleman
D PD. S
Odiceia Lathrop
Besteideof
Kulmers
Prugglits
Prine
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