The Greatest Escape: A True American Civil War Adventure (Douglas Miller - CH) building During the Battle of Gettysburg

During the Battle of Gettysburg the house received battle damage and also served as a field hospital for both sides

Marrs on rising from slave to Union sergeant while fighting for his freedom in Kentucky

to no avail

Union cavalry general John Buford’s role in the start of the battle on July 1

personal reminiscences are transcribed directly from letters and diaries

The Greatest Escape: A True American Civil War Adventure (Douglas Miller - CH) building During the Battle of Gettysburgby Douglas Miller The Greatest Escape: A True American Civil War Adventure tells the story of the largest prison breakout in U. S. history. It took place during the Civil War, when more than 1,200 Yankee officers were jammed into Libby, a special prison considered escape proof, in the Confederate capitol of Richmond, Virginia. A small group of men, obsessed with escape, mapped out an elaborate plan and one cold and clear night, 109 men dug their way