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It was a Civil War prison in Richmond, VA, housing thousands of Union soldiers captured during that war. After the war, someone thought the building would make a good tourist attraction in… Chicago. This is the story of the Libby Prison War Museum.

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Civil War: An Illustrated History, The by Geoffrey C. Ward
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Civil War: The Story of the War with Maps, The by David Detweiler
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Libby Prison Breakout: The Daring Escape From The Notorious Civil War Prison by Joseph Wheelan
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Chicago to Appomattox: The 39th Illinois Infantry in the Civil War by Jason Baker
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