"Robert P. Watson provides the definitive account of the Confederacy's infamous Libby Prison, site of the Civil War's largest prison break. Libby Prison housed Union officers, high-profile foes of the Confederacy, and political prisoners. Watson captures the wretched conditions, cruel guards, and the story of the daring prison break, called 'the most remarkable in American history.'"-- Provided by publisher.

Prologue: The Tunnel -- War. "The Great Unpleasantness" ; Libby & Son ; "What Is to Be Done with the Prisoners?" ; To War -- Prison. "The Castle of Despair" ; Captured ; "All Hope Abandon, Ye Who Enter Here" ; The Libby Lyceum -- Tunnel. "The Underground Road to Liberty" ; "Rat Hell" ; Close Calls ; The Evil Turners -- Escape. Desperation ; "Godspeed!" ; Exodus ; Manhunt -- Freedom. "Kill Cavalry" ; The Fall of Richmond ; Liberation! ; Museum and Memory -- Appendix: Col. Bartleson's Poem.