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Roll of Prisoners of War Paroled at Richmond, 1865

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Scope and Content From the Collection: The Roll of Prisoners of War Paroled in Richmond identifies Union soldiers who were released from a Confederate prisoner of war camp in 1865. It conatins the names of 47 soldiers and provides their ranks, company, regiment, when and where they were captured, and their signature. They were likely held at Libby Prison, a Confederate prison in Richmond, Virginia, during the American Civil War.The top of the document reads, "We the undersigned, Prisoners of War, do give our parole of...
Dates: 1865