The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-02-13
DIGGING FOR LIBERTY.
Gen. X. y. No'theost ssises story "f
Inpri.snu ai al Libby.

Imsrissnmeai al libby
The Libby building, Richmond, Va,
which was used by the confederate
authorities as prison in which to con-
fine federal officers who were 30 Ulf0rtu~
nate as 70 be captured, is situated near
the southeastern limits of the city. The
building, as it was during the mar,
fronted $50 feet On Carey street and
extended south from the said street le0
feet, reaching within few yards of the
james river canal. Previous to the
rebellion it was used a. a mercantile
house. While it wss used as military
prison during the war, the business sign
of the firm last occupying it was sus-
pended from one corner of the edi6ce
ard read Libby & Sons, ship>chand-
hers and grocers," And this Libby firm
had the honor of importing the family
name to this historic prison. The build
ing extended longitudinsiiy from east to
west. On the side fronting Carey street
t,.,s ,,o-. H.. a,,+,ar.a, ..,b afford.
- ......a.,.o -, E,ob IF
these rooms extended from the front to
+he VOC Sc +lo 5,il5i,,, c,,..s,uentIv
each room was fifty by one huaiTed ieet;
and ths house being three stories high,
t,,a,o. -. .l,-,,s - = ~ tho .iye
,,,-.:.,.I ,rl, .,5i,., o1.o o,.-,.a;nad
-. ..-,,o-,.- 5;u,da4 Ono
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-. Ii a.. o.,,.;,,,. mo-
= I'll .,.,oh.a 80 tba
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during I"e winter u ioo0-1' g''7'0
were sDo'e o-se i"ou7Ai'i ie,le' a 0''''>'1'
cohhhed III -''So cunning IL 'i-e ''0o--S'
a1U 'iiiIu s-'i|7s III 'ilS eF'9'ei" U''iS''''
Oh 'he sA-i'os '''9 o-n0ei' '"P'"'su
Uel'y'ours nS1 l''eI' guar '0,'' - "i''0l
were aoueo a i9" ehicerS Oh 'ne army o.
tne foIoniAo' capture" hliscei'"neod'iJ'
10 the same story OF the mldule ol'iSion'
the ollceis oSif''uieu a1 O"lcA"il"'s"
had thelr iOusiDsS Inc oIhc0f' "Aio
belonged 10 'FeneFai h"hirOy cotp MANU.
captured "' =" ihcheSVeI' 'hg' una, on
Tue lon Vi ''1D0' 400'' ""N sno'A'
u"e''''s pace L" LIE Se0o'iu S'oiy 81 .n0
western uA'l'i0u Ia INC '"Lle 'I'''fon
III the 1nlfu ''ofF Colonei 0'ie'si NJ ANu
lis OinCei'' "''' were
go -, =, -, :. III 49,
- -,;zoo1Ionoo,,aIu
IL r. f1aI irLouo &C.,, -,
80. y - N a. -ao,,a ,t,o~o
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-o,,n, II ~. o+ho. o.;
- a. .,,.nar.ion of the oxobanoo ~
n.;soo,s ro,tlas.na.s srd irorat;ence
we ou;,o rrsvolon. Tbaro was a c,eot
dos;,o 70 osoono h,+ ,bis wos anrsron.Iv
;.;t,o IT. ,.;.o o. a,ro,,r
onardod ., a,aru aoin+ and conId tho
$50 - 1900 e. Tho oIs =,
tho h,;,d;,c d.nra,, worId hove ba0ot
III, oo,.i,raIlr nnt,l bo could rooob thu
todorot u,o. b., ,o,w;,h.+ordinc tia
r,o.t dia;c,ltv ond a,noor o,,end;n, a,
e. - 800 :, ~. oooo.;onolru ,noda
- a,,ooo,,f,IIu Thodo.t
-. - 80 g
80 a. 81. - +ho Or -
voL roe.
III ne0e0ei' -'''' 0oiOnoi h'OS'' :"
'ne Aoo'n nH '"ni"' OOnO0i'oO '-o
rue" VI o'0"pi"s ~ u 'uH''e'.
ite 'o''' MS p-""' " o0o
MS VINO 0 oii -
opeiN'ioN ~ INC .-i''''0i' Inc 'e"' '''-'i'
Guilty 'hef iounU was III set'ing @oc7SS
10 the oaSe nien' 81 LUG pul'ulDg' "uoIe
lney "eslgheu ooSAnienoihS oPeIa'i0hS'
lhey'couiu ge' a'VsSs W Tue nfS' I"'r "
the EASTERN oi'iSfon, lor tniS was o3'''-
pled ny the no''4'A! COOKE VINO were
eniiS'eu soiuierS' VINO na" oeeh cAp1A'eu
out 'nen 'nere was no opening mo inc
basement lne's was however q "",N
CHIMNEY ieaui3s up iion hlePl@0@ 10
tue oSsenie"t. Anes i'""i'y uiS'0'e'So
tna' tney co'iu 90 uo"n 'ne spei'"to u
u" chin,ney' I'D" linus ieSch 'he DESC
uis0O' nv VIZ ''''' CIV - '"0 '"''Ni''s
'h'ie was a Ha'.U" "i'e' " pom 'i-S "pF'-