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Libby Prison a notorious prison of the Civil War in Richmond, Virginia. It was in three relatively new buildings, formerly a chandlery, that were commandeered for prison use following the first battle of Bull Run (1861), owing to the stream of prisoners entering Richmond. More than 50,000 men passed through this prison while it was used by the Confederacy; it was briefly used in mid 1865 by the Union for the same purpose after the fall of Richmond.

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Libby Prison in Richmond, Va., a Confederate prison for captured Union officers in the American Civil War. It was previously a tobacco warehouse. Living conditions were extremely bad; the food, sometimes lacking altogether, was poor and sanitation practically nonexistent. Thousands died there. Except for Andersonville Prison, Ga., Libby Prison was the most notorious in the Confederacy.

Bibliography: See F. A. Bartleson, Letters from Libby Prison (ed. by M. W. Peelle, 1956).

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