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Special Event
Event
Escape from Libby Prison
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Fee:
Free.Dates & Times
Date:
Friday, September 16, 2022
Time:
2:30 PM
Duration:
1 hour
Type of Event
Talk
Description
POW/MIA Recognition Day is a day to remember the service members who never made it home and commemorate their families.
The National Prisoner of War Museum would like to invite visitors to join us in remembering these sacrifices. Andersonville NHS will be hosting Dr. Robert Watson who will be talking about Civil War prisoners of War and a largely forgotten but shocking story of one of the most infamous prisons of the Civil War. Libby Prison was located in the Confederate capital, used for propaganda, and, ultimately, the site of the largest prison break in American history!
At the National Prisoner of War Museum, Dr. Watson will give a presentation on Libby Prisoner on Friday September 16, 2022 at 2:30 pm and Saturday September 17, 2022 at 10:30 am.