. The photographic history of the Civil War : thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities . COPttdGMT, 19M, PATHIOt PUB. CO. CASTLE THUNDER IN RICHMOND-THE CHIEF PROVOST PRISON IN THE SOUTH This ancient tobacco-factory, with thephitform for drying the leaf suspended infront, and the bedding hanging from anunbarred window, looked far from war-like as its picture was taken in from the soldiers, there is no indi-cation that this was the penitentiary ofthe Confederacy. In it were confinedConfederates under sentence of militarycourt, deserters, and onl
. The photographic history of the Civil War : thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities . COPttdGMT, 19M, PATHIOt PUB. CO. CASTLE THUNDER IN RICHMOND-THE CHIEF PROVOST PRISON IN THE SOUTH This ancient tobacco-factory, with thephitform for drying the leaf suspended infront, and the bedding hanging from anunbarred window, looked far from war-like as its picture was taken in from the soldiers, there is no indi-cation that this was the penitentiary ofthe Confederacy. In it were confinedConfederates under sentence of militarycourt, deserters, and only rarely Unionsoldiers. The commander. Captain G. , was a disabled soldier, a manof great \-igor and determination. Heenforced discipline, but his motley crewsometimes required vigorous management of the prison was in-vestigated in 1863 by a committee of theConfederate Congress. The majority ofthe committee acquitted Captain Alex-ander, though two minority reports weresubmitted. The most difficult prisonerswith wliom he had to deal were said tobe plug-uglies, of Baltimore and thewharf-rats of New O
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