Original U.S. Civil War Libby Prison in War Time Print by Charles Pollack - Dated 1889 - 22⅝ x 26¼”
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Original Item. Only One Available. Libby Prison was a Confederate prison at Richmond, Virginia, during the American Civil War. In 1862 it was designated to hold officer prisoners from the Union Army, taking in numbers from the nearby Seven Days Battles (in which nearly 16,000 Union men and officers had been killed, wounded, or captured between June 25 and July 1 alone) and other conflicts of the Union's Peninsular campaign to take Richmond and end the war only a year after it had begun. As the conflict wore on the prison gained an infamous reputation for the overcrowded and harsh conditions. Prisoners suffered high mortality from disease and malnutrition. By 1863, one thousand prisoners were crowded into large open rooms on two floors, with open, barred windows leaving them exposed to weather and temperature extremes.
This is a great 1889-dated print of Libby Prison in War Times. The print measures 22⅝ x 26¼” and is in fair condition with a very large tear in the center that has tape repairs to the back. There is some heavy staining as shown. The bottom left is marked:
COPYRIGHT 1889 BY CHARLES POLLACK
A rare print in rough condition, ready to frame and display.
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