Cart-de-visite of Libby Prison

Description:

This carte-de-visite captures Libby Prison, a Confederate-controlled prison in Richmond, Virginia. Living conditions inside places like Libby Prison were tolerable under an agreement made in July 1862, which stated that prisoners were detained briefly before they were exchanged back to their side. However, the deal fell apart by 1863. Conditions for Union officers held in Libby Prison grew worse as the war went on.

User: Nicholson, James B.

Location: Currently not on view

Subject: Prisoners of WarCivil WarRelated Event: Civil War

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Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 2006.0247.24Accession Number: 2006.0247Collector/Donor Number: 439.22ZCatalog Number: 2006.0247.24

Object Name: carte-de-visite

Physical Description: albumen (overall material)paper (overall material)Measurements: overall: 2 1/2 in x 3 1/2 in; 6.35 cm x 8.89 cm

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ad-383f-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1395403

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