Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1864-02-20
The Escnpe Of Union Offscers from
Libby Prison Confirmed.

FoRTREss MONROE, Feb. 15.--I have re-
ceivcd telegram, under date of February
ID, from General Wistor, which states that
Colonel Streight, with one hundred and ten
other Unon officers, escaped from prison at
Richmond by digging tunnel.
Colonel Streight with seventeen Others
have come in. Colonel Strcight is safe.
BENZ. i. BUTLER, Maj. Gen. Com'd.
A LIST OF THE ESCAPED OFFICERS.
The following is Published in the Rich
mond Examiner of Thursday, Feb IL:
"The following is a list of the principal
officers who escaped from the Libby Prison,
with their rank:
"Among them we regret to have to eluss
the notorious Streight, Coils. j. L. Boyd,
goth Army Corps; W. G. Ely, 18th Connec-
ticut , II. e. Hobart, 2lst Wisconsin; W. p.
Kendrick, 3D. West Tennessee Calalry w.
B. McCreary, 2lst Michigan Thos. L. Rose,
nth Pennsy ylvania; j. II. Spohord, 9th
New York c. w. Tilden, 10th Maine ;
T.. S. West, cath Wisconsin; a. d. Streight,
5lst Indiana; ID. Miles, 10th Pennsylvania.
"Maiors ]. p. Collins, 29th Indiana G.
| W. Fitzsimmons, 18th Indiana J. H. Hoop
er, 18th Massachusetts; B. b. Mcdonald
Tooth Ohio; A. Won Witzel, 74th Pennsyl.
vania; J. n. Walker, 73d Indiana; j. Henry
captains and fifty-nine lieutenants, making
in all 100 who gained their libery withou
the preiiminaries of parole or exchange.
''Of this number, four only had beer
returned to the prison, up to last evening
recaptured. These were two captains anC
two lieutenants. Two were overtaken nea
Hanover Court House, and the Others ubou
twenty miles below Richmond, on the VII
liamsburg route. Brigadier General Nea
Dow did not attempt the passage of tn
tunnel, for the reason that he was afraid hi
strength would fail him in his fight to tn
, embrace OF Butler the beast"
TIE PRISONERS RECAPTURED.
, The Richmond Eadminer, of the 12tI
instant, has the following:
| The following are the names OF thos
rctaken up to last night:
Colonel J. p. SpohOrd, 97th New York
4 Captain j. Yates, 3D. Ohio; Captain G. Stai
2 10ith New York; Captain I. Frank, 45t
, New York; Lieut.. II. Hands, 51th Pennsy
vania Lieut.. w. n. Daley, Sth Pennsylyi
e mia Cavalry; Lieut.. A. b. White, 4th Penn
S syvania Cavalry Lieut.. L. Schroeder, TAT
=. PENNSYLVANIA; Lieut.. w. 5. Watson, 2l>
r Wisconsin; Lieut. L. Moran, 13d New y orl
Lieut.. c. II. Morgan, Lieut.. II. Schweste
S2d Illinois; Lieut. W. B. Pcarce, ilth kel
|, tucky Cavalry; Lieut. A. Moore, 4th Kei
= tucky; L. S Edmonds, 9th Pennsylvania
@ 81 Lieut.. p. H. White, SD Pennsylvania
], 2d Lieut.. J. VI. Wasson, 4Oth ONO; :
Lieut.. S. P. Gamble, G3d Pennsylvania; .
! Lieut. G. 5. Good, S4th Pennsylvania;
;, Lieut. 5. Z. Brown, 18th L. 5. cavalry
. Adjt. NJ. Il. Small, 9th Maryland; Isa;
= johnson, engineer steamer Satellite.
!. The following list of officers are reportt
as having arrived at Williamsburg: Colon
J.. Streight, Colonel McCrcary, 2lst Michigan
f Lieut.. Col. Hobart, 2lst Wisconsin; CAPITA
4 Wallack, 5ist Indiana; Lieutenant Harri
,r 9Th Ohio.
Sixteen other officers have also arrived
% Williamsburg, but their name are not !
ported vet. Our cavalry are scouting &
country to the Chickahominy, and the gu
boats have gone up the James river al
Chickahominy to give protection 10 sa
:. as can he found.