GDG- Belle Isle

[Alice J. Gayley]

Paula,

My understanding is enlisted only went to Libby if  they were en route 
to exchange or another prison, and en route to exchange was a rare 
exception and not the norm.

Alice
128thpa at comcast.net wrote:
> Esteemed GDG Member Contributes:
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> Thanks for the info Alice - but did some enlisted men go to Libby prison, prior to the end of prisoner exchanges?
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> Paula
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> From: "Alice J. Gayley" <agayley at earthlink.net> 
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>> Esteemed GDG Member Contributes: 
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>> Belle Isle became a prison camp for Union enlisted prisoners following 
>> the first battle of Bull Run. 
- 
Alice J. Gayley
Pennsylvania in the Civil War
http://www.pa-roots.com/~pacw/