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Preferred Citation

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [folder], Roll of Prisoners of War Paroled at Richmond, 1865, Ms2023-102, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Source of Acquisition

The Roll of Prisoners of War Paroled in Richmond was pruchased by Special Collections and University Archives in 2015.

Processing Information

The processing, arrangement, and description of the Roll of Prisoners of War Paroled at Richmond was completed in September 2023.

Administrative History

This document most likely came from Libby Prison in Richmond, Virginia. Libby Prison was a Confederate prison during the American Civil War that was used to hold Union prisoners of war. Libby Prison was created in March 1862 and was an "officers-only facility" that also served as a "processing center for all Union prisoners". After the fall of Richmond in April 1865, Libby Prison was used by the Union to hold Confederate officials.

External Source:

Angela Zombek, "Libby Prison" (2020, December 07), In Encyclopedia Virginia, https://encyclopediavirginia.org/entries/libby-prison/

Scope and Content

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 honor that we will not take up arms again, nor serve as military police or constabulary force in any fort, garrison or field-work, nor as gaurds of prisons depots or stores, nor to discharge any duty usually performed by soldiers, nor will we give any information, nor do any act that may be injurous to the Confederate States, until exchanged under the provisions of the Cartel entered into July 22, 1862."

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Civil War
• Confederate States of America
• Libby Prison
• United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865

Rights Statement for Archival Description

The guide to the Roll of Prisoners of War Paroled in Richmond by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/ ).