LIBBY LIFE: Experiences of A Prisoner of War in
By F.F. Cavada
Appendix
Some twenty deaths
occurred, of officers confined in the Libby, from July, 1863, to March of the
present year. Among them that of the lamented Major Robert Morris, of the 6th
Pennsylvania Cavalry, (Rush's Lancers,) who had been a sufferer from scurvy,
produced by the quality of the rations upon which he was compelled to subsist
in the prison.
Since this
narrative was completed, Captain (now Major) II. W. Sawyer, 1st New Jersey
Cavalry, and Captain Flinn, sentenced to be hung in
retaliation for the execution of Rebel officers in the West, and long held as
hostages in the Libby Prisen, have been liberated.
BELLE ISLE.
BENJAMIN SWEARER, Color-Sergeant of the 9th
around his body an American flag,
which, with three hearty cheers, was hung up in the cabin. This was the
regimental flag of the 9th
LIBBY
PRISON,
LIEUTENANT-COLONEL
CAVADA having drawn numerous sketches illustrative of our life in this prison,
and having collected many interesting notes in connection with the same, we,
the undersigned, respectfully request him to have them published, in book
form, as soon as possible after his liberation.
Brigadier-General Neal Dow, .
Colonel Chas. W. Tilden, . . 16th
" Louis
de Cesnola, . . 4th
Lieutenant
Thos. Morley, . .
12th
Captain E. Charlier, .
" E. W. Atwood, . 16th
Lieutenant
" D. P. Rennie,
W. E. H. Fentress, .
Captain Wm. C.
Wilson,
Lieutenant Win. Nice,
M C.
Wadsworth, ,
Lieutenant
J. Arthur Richardson,
" Mason
Gray,
" George A
Chandler, .
Captain Charles Hasty,
Captain E Szabad, .
General
French's Staff Lieutenant Geo. C. Houston,
Major Samuel Mclrvin, . 1st
Captain Fred'k Barton,
" Francis Irch, . . 45th
Lieutenant Henry Alert, '' " "
Captain Jas W Vanderhoff, "
Lieutenant Hugo Chandler, "
Captain Win Spring, . " " "
Lieutenant T. Leydhecker, . . 45th
“ Edward Kunckel, “ “ “
Captain Jno. Heil. “ “ “
“ Henry Deitz, . “ “ “
Lieutenant Henry Bath, •
" “ “
" Louis Lindemeyer, “ " “
“ George
Schule,
“ Adam Hanf,
Lieutenant-Colonel Adolf Haack, 68th " "
Lieutenant Otto Gerson, . 45th " "
Adjutant C. L. Alstaedt, . 54th " "
Captain Otto Mussehl, . 68th " "
W. Domnchke,
Major S. Roovacs,
Adjutant Albert Walber, . 26th
Lieutenant George M. Brush,
“ S. S. Stearns, . 4th
Victor Mylius,
Major Alex. Von Mitzel,
Captain Oscar Templeton, .
“ James
A. Carman,
Lieutenant Eugene Hepp,
Lieutenant J. F. Newbrandt, . 4th
" Geo. L.
Garrett, . " “
“ Juo. Q. Carpenter,
Captain H. W. Sawyer, . 1st
Lieutenant James U. Childs, . 16th
Adjutant O Owen Jones, . . 2d
Lieutenant Thomas Huggins, . 2d
“ C.
J. Davis, . 1st
Major
11. A. White, . . 13th
Lieutenant Jno. D Simpson, • 10th
“ Yeat Bickham, . . 19th
“ M.
M. Moore, .
6th
"
“ Joseph
Chatburn, . 150th
" H. B. Seeley, . 86th
" Jno. McGovern, . 73d
A. D. Renshaw, . .
James M”aulley " “
Lieutenant Harry E. Rulon, . 114th
C4 Edward
P. Brooks, . 16th
Captain Geo. G. Davis, . 4th
“ M. R. Baldwin, . 2d
Lieutenant A W. Sprague, . 24th
" H. A. Curtice, . . 157th
Captain P. IT. Hart, . . 19th
Lieutenant D. J. Connolly, . . 63d
“ C H. Drake, . 142d
Captain E. C. Alexander, . . 1st
Lieutenant J. Harl'd Richardson,
19th Indiana Volunteers.
" W.
H. H. Wilcox, . 10th
Lieutenant Nathan A. Robbins, . 4th
" E.
L. Palmer, . .
57th
Major Wm. D. Morton, . 14th
Adjutant George H. Gamble, . 8th
Lieutenant Joseph H. Potts, . 75th
" George
R. Barce, . 5th
" Wm
' Nelson, .
“ G.
Veltfort, . 54th
Adjutant Jno.
Sullivan, .
7th
Lieutenant H. A Hubbard, . 12th
“ A. W. Locklin, . . 94th
" H.
E. Mosher, . .
12th
Captain C. C Comer, . . 94th
Lieutenant E. Chas Parker, “ " “
“ D E Sears, “ “ “
" Jno. R an, . 69th
Captain Edmund H. Mass, . . 88th “ “
Lieutenant Hyde ( rocker, . . 1st New Jersey Cavalry.
Captain Win. K Boltz,
Lieutenant T. Paulding, . 6th
“ Freeman C. Gay, . 11th
" T. J. Crosley, . .
57th “
“ Fuller
Dingley, . . 7th
Captain J. M. Dushanc, .
.
Lieutenant Thos J Dean, . . 5th
Captain Emile Frey, . . 82d
Lieutenant Hugo Gerhardt, . 24th " "
Lieutenant Chas Fritze, . 24th
Wm. Kruger, . 2d
Lieutenant Fred'k Schweinforth,
Captain Robert H. Day, . 56th
" Wm.
B Avery, .
132d
Lieutenant Thos. Meyers, . . 107
·
S R Colladay, . . 6th
• Welcome
Fenner, . 2d
Captain Alfred Heffley, . 142d
Wm. H. Fogg, .
Adjutant Jno
A. Garcis. 1st
Lieutenant Henry Apple,
·
Leopold Meyer,
• Gustave Hellenberg, . 1st
Captain David Schortz . 12th
Lieutenant W. W Paxton, . . 140th
Major Jno E. Clark. .
Lieutenant
Henry H Hinds, .
57th " `c
• H.
V. Knight, . . 20th
Captain S A Urquhart,
Lieutenant S H Ballard, . . 5th
Captain C C Widdis, . . 150th
Lieutenant D. W Hakes, . . 18th
Major Chas. Farnsworth. . . 1st
Major W. N. Denny, .
Lieutenant Eugene H. Fales,
" J.
Bedwell,
" Morgan Kupp, . . 167th
Colonel W. H. Powell,
Lieutenant Henry S. Platt
Captain Charles E Rowan,
" Matt
Boyd, .
" Wm. M. Kendall, .
Lieutenant H. H. Tillotson,
Captain David Getman,
cc Eberhart,
Lieutenant E J Spaulding,
Colonel A H. Tippen, . . 58th
Lieutenant Will. Blanchard, . 2d
" Andrew Stoll, . . 6th " "
John Halderman,
Lieutenant Jeff Weakley,
• R. J. Connolly, .
Captain Win. Wallick, Lieutenant James Adams,
" James
C. Woodrow, .
• Jno.
Captain Wm. R.
Wright,
Lieutenant S. S. Holbrook, .
Captain James M. Imbrie,
" Win. F. Martins, .
Lieutenant H. Reecc Whiting, Captain Chas. B ron, . Lieutenant John Ritchie, Captain J. H. Whelan, Wm H A
Forsyth, Lieutenant J. W. Mundy,
" B. F. Henington,
Colonel F. Bartleson,
Lieutenant H P Freeman, .
" J.
H. Gageby, .
Colonel W. P. Kindrick,
Lieutenant Rich'd
H. Pond, 12th U. S. Infantry.
Captain W. C. Rossman, .
Lieutenant Samuel T. C Mervin, .
" Judson
S. Paul,
`4 John Sweadner,
Colonel Win B. McCrcery, .
Lieutenant
11. S. Bevington, Captain David Hay, .
°G Geo H. Starr,
Lieutenant Chas. H Livingston, .
• Frank
A. Hubbell,
" Mendes
C. Bryant,
• Stephen D. Carpenter, " John W. McComas, . " Win J. Morris, .
Captain Geo. C Gordon,
" J. W
Chamberlain,
Lieutenant Wm. L. Watson,
·
N. L. Wood, Jr.,
• L. N. Duchesney,
" Wm. A Dailey, . " James H. Kellogg,
·
Wm. Bierhower, . 87th Pensylvania Volunteers
Captain Nath. Rollins,
" Thos.
Reed,
Mr. George Reed,
Captain G. M. White, .
Lieutenant H. C.
Smith, Captain John Bird,
Lieutenant S. P. Gamble, . . 57th
" Wallace
F. Randolph, 5th
Major
E. M. Pope, Lieutenant G. S. Goal, Captain M. Gallagher, .
" John Kennedy, , 73d
" Kin.
S. Dygert,
Lieutenant Samuel G. Boone, . 88th
George W. Grant, . "
Lieut. -Colonel •Ivan N. Walker,
Lieutenant James F. Pool, .
·
James Kane,
" Geo.
W. Chandler,
" Joseph
P. Rockwell, .
·
J. A. Delano, .
• Wm. Oakley
Colonel William G. Ely, . 18th
Lieutenant
J. Paul Jones, . .
55th O.-lo Volunteers.
Lieutenant
Lewis R. Titus, .
" John
Davidson, .
" 11.
B. Kelly, .
6th
" Rufus F.
Thorne,
Captain John W. Lewis, . 4th
" S. D.
Conover,
Lieutenant George Maw, . . 86th
" J. N.
Whitney, .
Captain B. G. Caster, .
Lieutenant James Hersch, . Charles W. Earle,
Lieutenant J. S. Powers, T. W. Boyce,
Captain John Teed, . . 116th
Lieutenant W. B. Clark, .
" Thompson
Lennig, . 6th
Thomas Brown, . .
" George
H. Morisey, Lieut.-Colonel R. S. Northeott,
" Jno. W. Kennedy.
" Chas.
W. Drake, .
" M. V.
B. Morrison,
Riley Johnson, . Edward Potter, . .
Captain Daniel F. Kelly, . 73d
" John Kelly, .
Lieutenant Samuel Irvin,
" John
W. Austin,
" Michael
Hoffman,
" Adam
Dixon, . Captain Henry C. Davis, .
Lieutenant Thomas H. McKee,
J 13. Sampson, . A. W. Loomis, E. B. Bascom,
Cyrus P. Heffley, .
S. 11. M. Byers, .
Lieutenant Byron Davis, . .
72d
Lieutenant A. Wilson Norris, . 107th
Lieutenant William W. Calkins, .
" C.
W. Catlett,
Captain William M. Hurry,
11 Westou Rouand, . 1st Virginia Cavalry.
Lieutenant Charles P. Potts, . 151st
Captain Leonard B. Blinn, .
William L. Brown,
Captain James T. Morgan, .
Lieutenant William H. Crawford,
" 11. F.
Meyer,
" D.
O. Kelly, .
100th
William A. Wool, . 5th
Major N. S. Marshall, . . 5th
Captain J. C. Rolling, . . 8th
" E. J. Mathewson, . . 18th
Lieutenant H. H. Mosely, . . 25th
Adjutant Gut
Captain William L. Gray, . . 151st
Lieutenant John H. Steve's, . 5th
Captain L. C. Bibs, .
u F. M. Shoemaker, . . 100th
Lieutenant David Whiten, . . 13th
" Samuel E Cart, . " " "
Lieutenant George Halpin, . . 116th
" Horace Gamble, . 73d
Lieut.-Colonel Jere. Williams, .
Captain J. E. Woodward, .
Lieutenant
Adam 11. Lindsay,
Captain James A. Penfield, . 5th
" S. B. Rtder, . cc cc
" William
D. Lucas, . " " Francis
McKeag, .
M. V. B Tiffany, .
Captain E. A. Sheppard, .
" J. G. Weld, .
" J. B. Fay,
" Edward
Porter, . 154th
Lieutenant C. G. Stevens,
Captain J. Riley Stone, Lieutenant Theo. Kendall, .
John W. Right, . Lieutenant J. O. Rockwell, Samuel H. Erving, James II. Cain, .
Lieutenant Frank Moran,
" James Heslet, Samuel H. Treasonthick,
Captain J. D. Phelps, .
" Adolph Kahn
John L. Brown, .
Lieutenant Lewis Thompson, . 5th
Captain Jno. A. Arthur,
" Jno.
Craig, . .
1st
Lieutenant Edwd.
E. Andrews, .
Captain J. P. Cummins, . 9th
Lieutenant R. Gates, . . 18th
`` Jerry
Mooney, . . 107th
Lieutenant William G. Purple, . 5th
Captain R. O. Ives, . . 10th
Lieut.-Colonel
C. II. Morton,
Major J. R. Muhleman, Lieutenant Ed. Knobbly,
`` David Gambit,
Major Alex. Phillips, . .
77th
Captain William A. Collins, ,
Lieutenant John W. Worth, . 5th
Major J. P. Collins, . 29th
Captain T. Clark, . 79th
Lieutenant George Harris, . . " « "
" Lester D. Phelps, . 8th
" Otho P. Fairfield,
Captain William A. Robinson,
" William L. Hubbell, . 17th
" Milton Russell, ,
Lieutenant
William A. Adair »
" J.
D. Higgins, . ,
Captain John Birch, . ,
" Jno. A. Scammahorn, , Lieutenant Martin Flick ,
"
• M. Fellows, . 149th
Isaac Johnson, , .
Captain C. H. Riggs, , , 123d
Lieutenant Harry Wilson, . , 18th
" Fred.
J. Brownell, ,
• William H.
Captain Jno. F. Randolph, .
Lieut.-Col. Gustav Von Helmrich. 4th
Captain
Lieut.-Colonel A. F. Rodgers, .
" Ezra D. Carpenter,
Adjutant Charles N. Winner, . 1st
Lieutenant Charles M. Gross,
. 110th
Major Josiah Hall, . 1st
Captain E. Dillingham, " .c
", William
N. Beeman, " "
Lieutenant Lewis C.
Mead, . . 22d
Captain William H. Bender, . 123d
Lieutenant Jacob S. Devine, . 71st
" J.
Riley Weaver, .
18th
Adjutant A. S. Mathews, . . 22d
Captain
A. W. Keeler, .
" " "
.` E. M. Driscoll, » 3d
Lieutenant
John C. Roney, . . " "
" George
W. Fish. " "
Lieutenant F. B. Stevenson, . 3d
·
James H. Murdock, .
" "
" E. E. Sharp, . 51st
" C.
L. Irwin, .
78th
·
Charles Trownsell, . 8th
" David S. Bartram, 18th
" A.
K. Dunkle, . . 114th
" Geo.
L. Snyder, . . 104th
Captain Junes A. Coffin, . . 157th
" II. C. McQuiddy, . 73d
Lieutenant A. A. Taylor, . . 122d
" Frank
A. M. Kreps, . 77th
" Geo.
L. Sollers, . . 9th
Lieut.-Colonel J. P. Spofford, 97th
Captain John Mcdahon, . . 94th
" Solomon G. Hamlin, . 134th
Captain John G. Whiteside, 94th
Lieutenant Edwin Tuthill, . . 104th
" Thomas
W. Johnston, 10th
" James J. Higginson, .
Captain II. G. White, . . 94th
Lieutenant J. Ii. Russell. , . 12th
" William T. Wheeler, .
" Isaac Ludlow, . . 3d
Lientenant J. T. Maginnis, . . 18th
Adjutant R. C. Knaggs, .
V. 1:. Daivis, . .
R. 1V.
Captain
John E. Page, »
Lieutenant J. L. Powers, . . 157th
Lieut.-Colonel S. M. Archer, . 17th
" H. M.
Anderson, .
Captain S. O. Pool, . 154th
" J. R. Day, . 3d
"
V. K. Hart, . . 19th
Lieutenant William Nelson, .
13th
Captain W. W. Hunt, . . 100th
" W. W. Scearce, .
Lieut.-Colonel D. A. McHolland,
51st
" John
Egen, . . 69th
Major G. M. Van Buren, . 6th
Lieutenant Thos. S.
Armstrong, . 122d
Captain Sidney B. King, . 12th
Lieutenant Harry Temple, . . 2d
Captain Edward P. Boas, . . 20th
Lieutenant Charles
D. Henry, . 4th
Captain John Cutter, . . 34th
Captain J. A. Rufield, . . 5th
" James F. Jennings, . 45th
C° Adam R. Eglin,
" Geo. W.
Greene, . . 19th
Lieutenant Jos. Wilshire, .
• J. Gilbert
Blue, . . 3d
Captain Geo. L. Schell, . 88th
" Benj.
F. Campbell, .
36th
Lieutenant John A. Francis, . 18th
• C.
W. Pavey, . . 80th
Captain Edward A. Tobes, .
"
George R. Lode, . . 53d
Lieutenant Alfred Gude, . 51st
Captain Willington Willits, . 7th
" William
11. Smyth, . 16th
Lieutenant John T. Mickey, . cc " " "
• John
C. Norcross, . 2d
" Jerry Keniston, . . 100th
·
Samuel Koach, . " " "
Lieutenant F. A. Lakin, . 18th
Captain W. F. Pickerill, . 5th
Lieut.-Colonel A. P. Henry, Major W. N.
Ovens,
Captain D. L. Wright, .
" Horace
Noble,' Lieutenant Alexander H. White,
" C. L.
Anderson, .
" E. McBaron Timoney, 15th
Morris, . . 93d
Lieutenant Stiles 11. Boughton, .
·
James McKinley,
" M. Cohen, .
" R.
Curtis, . .
4th
·
Ara C. Spofford, . 21st
·
John V. Patterson,
" Edgar
J. Higby, . 33d
Captain D. W. Olcott, . . 134th
Lieutenant A. J. Teeter, . 2d
cc W. B. Cook, . 140th
Captain George A. Crocker, . 6th
Frank R. Josselyn, . 11th
Jacob Remie, . . " " "
Samuel E. Cary, .
Adjutant James Gilmore, . 79th
Lieutenant Joseph Kerrin, . . 6th
0 B. H. Herkness, . 6th
" F.
Harry Stewart, .
5th
" L. S. Smith, . 14th
" John
King, • . 15th
Frank T. Bennett, . 18th
Captain W. IT. Douglass,
John Carrol, .
Fred. Nemmert, .
A. II. Wonder, • . 51st
Lieutenant Thomas
G. Good, . 1st
Lieutenant Thomas B. Dewees, . 2d
" H. Moulton, . 1st cc cc cc
" Thomas A. Worthen,
118th
Captain G. C. Urwiler, . 67th
Lieutenant A. K. Wolback, . . 3d
Captain Henry Hescock, 1st
Lieutenant David R. Lock, . . 8th
Captain W. F. Conrad, .
25th
Lieutenant D. C. Dillon, . 7th
" John
S. Mahoney, . 21st
Lieut.-Colonel
Lieutenant George Rings, . . 100th
Major A. McMahan, . . 21st
Lieutenant -
Captain D. D. Smith, . . 1st
Lieutenant E. J. Davis, . 44th
" Joseph Smith, . . 67th
" Emory W.
Pelton, . 2d
" W. A.
Merry, . . 106th
" C. Poiler Stronian,
• 87th
Captain Bryant Grafton, . 64th
Lieutenant T. Fowler, . . 67th
Adjutant L. W. Sutherland, . 126th
Lieutenant A. G. Griffin, , 112th
Captain J. E. Wilkins, ac ac cc
Robert T. Fisher, . ,
Colonel W. T. Wilson, . 123d
Lieutenant B. F. Blair, cc cc
Captain J. C. Hagenbush, 67th
Lieutenant R. O. Knowles, . . 116th
" C. E. Harrison, . . 89th
" J. R. Mell, . . 51st
" Z. R. Prather, . . 116th
Lieutenant W. L. Ritilly, . 51st
Captain J. W. Fasler, . . 42d
Lieutenant M. C. Causten, . . 19th
Lieut.-Colonel II. B. Hunter, . 123
Major T. B. Rogers,
. . 140th
Lieutenant George H. Morrisey, . 12th
Captain P. H. Hart, . • 19th
Lieutenant D. C. Dillon, • 7th
Captain G. M. White, . . 1st
Lieutenant G. W. Hale, . 101st
" Hanson
P. Jordan, . 9th
" George
F. Robinson, . 80th
" W. J.
M. Connelee, . 4th
" Andrew
Stoll, . • 7th
" P.
Hagan. .
7th
" G.
B. Coleman, . .
6th
" M. 11. Smith, • 123d
Captain D. H. -lull, .
Lieutenant A. N. Thomas,
Captain W. M. Cockrum, . • 42d
Lieutenant F. B. Colver, . 123d
cc Isaac Hull, .
" DeFontaine, . 73d
" F. L. Schyler, . • 123d
" S.
Leith, . . 132d
" A.
W. Locklin, • .
94th
" II.
H. Hinds, . .
57th
Captain John F. Porter,
Jr., . 14th N. Y. Cavalry.
" John
A. Russell, . •
93d
" John C. Shroed,
Lieutenant James Carothers, • 78th
Ensign Simon 11. Strunk, . .
Lieutenant W. H. McDill,
" A. G. Scranton, .
Lieut.-Colonel R. Von Schrader, Irenus MeGowan, Lieutenant Thomas W. Boyce,
" R.
J. Hammer,
cc Louis
R. Fortescue, .
" J. L. Leslie, . 18th
Captain O. H. Rosenbaum, • . 123d
Lieutenant William Willis,. . 51st
Captain William A. Swayze, . 3d
Lieutenant O. P. Barnes, . . 3d
." A. M. Stark, . Q. M. 110th Ohio Volunteer Inf.
Adjutant S. B. Piper, . . 3d
Captain H. P. Wands, . . 22d
" J.
Marche McComas, . 9th
Lieutenant Lewis Drake, . . 22d
Captain J. DeWitt Whiting, . 3d
Lieutenant W. A. Curry, . . 3d
Captain John C. Johnson, . . 149th
Lieutenant Gideon T. Hand, . 51st
" Charles
F. Barclay, . 149th
Adjutant Melville R. Small, . 6th
Lieutenant A. T. Lamson, . . 104th
Adjutant
Lieutenant H. C. Potter, . 18th
Captain H. C. White, . . 94th
Lieutenant Francis Murphy, . 97th
Captain Milton Ewing, . 21st
Lieutenant Henry C. Taylor, . 21st
Captain George W. Warner, . 18th
Colonel Heber LeFavour, . . 22d
Lieutenant Henry T. Ansehutz, . 12th
Lieut.-Col. James H. Wing, . 3d
Major B. B. McDonald, . 101st
Lieutenant John Sterling, . . 30th
Captain A. G Hamilton, . 12th
" McCaslín Moore, . . 29th
Lieutenant Eli Foster, . . 30th
Lieut.-Colonel David Miles, . 79th
Captain A. J Bigelow, . 79th
" John F. Gallagher, .
2d
Lieutenant Thos.
G. Cochran, . t 7th
Captain Thomas Bandy, . 79th
Lieutenant E C. Gordon,
" Alfred S. Cooper, . 9th
" G. D. Bisbee, . . 16th
Lieutenant Abraham Allen., . . 16th
" II.
S. Murdock, . .
73c1
" G.
W. Moore, .
" II.
II. Fillotson, . 73d
" C.
M. Prutsman, . 7th
Captain Samuel McKee, . 14th
Lieutenant Jos. F. Carter, . . 9th
` James
Weatberbee, 51st
" Robert
Huey, . . 2d
" A.
B. Alger, .
22d
Major T. B. Rogers, . . 140th
Lieutenant George W. Bulton, . 22d
" William
H. Locke,
Lieutenant M. B. Helms, . . 1st
" E. J. Gorgas, . .
" Ira
Tyler, . .
7th
Captain F. Irsch, . . 45th
` L. T. Borchiss, . 67th
" G. A. Manning, . 2d
" J. W. Whelan, . A. A. G.
Major J. C Edmonds, . . 32d
" H. B. Neepcr, . .
57th
Captain
F.13. Doten, . . 14th