Libby Prison
Type: Location
As of November 2026, Libby Prison has been mentioned in 2 episodes across 1 podcast, first heard Sep 2025 on American History Tellers.
Confederate prison in Richmond, Virginia, site of the 1864 Libby Prison escape.
| Mentioned in | 2 episodes on 1 podcast (as of November 2026) |
|---|---|
| First heard | Sep 2025 on American History Tellers |
What do podcasts say about Libby Prison?
2 quotes, recorded on American History Tellers.
Described as a place where prisoners languished in unsanitary and overcrowded rooms suffering cold, hunger, lice, vermin and a sadistic commandant; later called a charnel house and wretched.
American History Tellers · · EpisodeDescribed as infamous and brutal: one of the Confederacy's most infamous prisoner of war compounds; starvation and disease had spread unchecked; guards steal and assault prisoners.
American History Tellers · · Episode
Who talks about Libby Prison on podcasts?
Libby Prison came up; the most recent mention was Oct 2025 on American History Tellers.
What is Libby Prison mentioned alongside?
Libby Prison is most often mentioned alongside Major Thomas P. Turner, Dick Turner and Union Army.
Mentioned together: Major Thomas P. Turner, Dick Turner, Union Army, Major Andrew Hamilton, Molly Bach, Airship, Alita Rosanski, Marshall Louie, James River, Colonel Thomas Rose