RARE! CIVIL WAR CONFEDERATE LIBBY PRISON with PRISONERS RICHMOND, VA CIRCA APR 1864

CIVIL WAR CONFEDERATE LIBBY PRISON w/ PRISONERS RICHMOND, VA. CIVIL WAR CONFEDERATE LIBBY PRISON WITH PRISONERS RICHMOND, VA. CONFEDERATE TENTS ARE SEEN IN THE FRONT OF THE PRISON FOR THE OVERCROWDING. QUARTERS FOR CONFEDERATE GUARDS AND HOSPITAL FACILITIES.

Libby Prison was a Confederate prison at Richmond, Virginia, during the American Civil War. In 1862 it was designated to hold officer prisoners from the Union Army, Prisoners suffered high mortality from disease and malnutrition. By 1863, one thousand prisoners were crowded into large open rooms on two floors, with open, barred windows leaving them exposed to weather and temperature extremes. PHOTOGRAPHY STUDIO'S IMPRINT ON THE REVERSE. MOUNT DIMENSIONS: 2 3/8" × 4 3/16".