Collection	Wood
Copyright	Oshkosh Public Museum
Description	Black and tan lithographic print on cardstock of Libby Prison.
Event	Civil War
Medium	Cardstock/Ink
Notes	Lithographic print made in 1882 and based on a photograph taken on August 23, 1863. It shows the Libby & Son warehouse in Richmond, Virginia which had been converted into a prison for Union soldiers during th Civil War. Tents for Confederate guards are in the foreground and a company of Confederate soldiers is in front of the prison. The James River is visible in the right background. Several men from the the Lake Winnebago Region were held as prisoners here. This print was sold for .50 cents by the Phil Kearney Post Number 10, Grand Army of the Republic. It was engraved by J. L. Barlow, printed by A. H. Hoen & Company, and distributed by Allen & William A. Mountcastle, all of Richmond, VA.
Object ID	P1926.2
Object Name	Engraving
Place	Richmond, VA
Print size	9" x 9.75"
Subjects	Group photographs Male Cotton industry Warehouses Prisoners of war Prisons Tents Guards Confederate States of America Libby Prison
Title	Libby Prison
Year Range from	1882
Year range to	1882

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