Union officers imprisoned on one of the two
Union officers imprisoned on one of the two open floors of a former tobacco warehouse, converted to Libby Prison. Brigadier General August Willich (1810-1878), captured at the Battle of Stones River, is shown reading in bed, at right. This print does not depict the harsh reality of 500 prisoners, cramped into the open space of the US Civil war prison
Picture No
13124248
Media ID
45371830
Size
3000px x 1469px
(1.4MB)
Credit
Mary Evans / The Everett Collection
Source
Courtesy Everett Collection
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