. The photographic history of the Civil War : thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities . BREVET MAJOR-GENERAL CHARLESK. GRAHAM BREVET MAJOR-GENERAL JOSEPHHAYES LIEUTENANT-COLONEL JAMES FOUR CONSPICUOUS UNION INMATES OF LIBBY PRISON General Graham waswounded and taken prison-er at Gettysburg, afterhaving distinguished him-self at Glendale and Mal-vern Hill. He was con-fined for several months inLibby Prison, and afterhis exchange he had com-mand of the gunboatflotilla and took part inthe attack on Fort Hayes was takenprisoner in
. The photographic history of the Civil War : thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities . BREVET MAJOR-GENERAL CHARLESK. GRAHAM BREVET MAJOR-GENERAL JOSEPHHAYES LIEUTENANT-COLONEL JAMES FOUR CONSPICUOUS UNION INMATES OF LIBBY PRISON General Graham waswounded and taken prison-er at Gettysburg, afterhaving distinguished him-self at Glendale and Mal-vern Hill. He was con-fined for several months inLibby Prison, and afterhis exchange he had com-mand of the gunboatflotilla and took part inthe attack on Fort Hayes was takenprisoner in the operationsaround Richmond and heldin Libby almost to the endof the war. He was ap-pointed to distribute thesupplies sent to the Federalprisoners in Richmond bythe United States Gov-ernment and the SanitaryCommission. While Col-. onel Sanderson was con-fined in Libby Prison heissued a statement sus-taining the contention ofthe Confederate authori-ties regarding the rationsissued the prisoners, forwhich he was denouncedby a mass-meeting of of-ficers held in the prison,who declared that theirfood was insufRcient tosustain life. General Dowwas wounded and cap-tured in the attack onPort Hudson in July, more than eightmonths he was confined inLibby Prison, but wasafterward sent was exchanged forW. H. F. Lee, nephewof Robert E. Lee. BEIGADIER-GENERAL NEAL DOW
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