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Six Impossible Episodes: Prison Breaks

Stuff You Missed in History Class

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Libby Prison - A Brief History

109 men managed to escape through that tunnel, with more than half of them successfully making it to union territory. Forty eight of the men were recaptured, and two drowned while trying to cross a river. Colonel rose, who had started the whole escape plan, was one of the ones recaptured. And he was held at libby until april thirtieth, 18 64, when he was released as part of a prisoner exchange. A few weeks after this escape, h judson kilpatrick and ulrich dalgran tried to liberate the prison, but they were discovered.

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