I doubt that there are any Libby prison records on-line. I have found some ledgers/registers at the National Archives here in Washington, DC. This is not a complete set; only a few of the registers survived the burning of Richmond at the end of the war. Alice Gayley ----- Original Message ----- From: <alarue3325@aol.com> To: <civil-war@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, November 12, 2007 8:55 AM Subject: [CIVIL-WAR] Libby Prison Records > Are there records online for Libby Prison? I did a search and found none. > > Looking for?the prison record?of William C. Armstrong who was a prisoner > in Libby > for three months. How he was captured, etc. > > > Census 1890 Veterans Schedule Trenton, Mercer Co., NJ > > William C. Armstrong Enlisted as a Private on Sept 4, 1861; > > Enlisted in Co. D, 1st Cavalry Regiment New Jersey on Sept 9, 1861 > > for period of 3 years.? > Mustered out on Sept 16, 1864, served 3 yrs 0 mos 0 da. > In Libby Prison three months. > > > New Jersey State Archives Civil War, page 1203 has him as > Deserted Dec. 4, 1861; returned to duty March 29, 1862. > I think the December 4th to March 29th was when he was in Libby prison. > I thought they shot deserters. > > Alice > New Jersey State Archives Civil War, page 1203 has him as > Deserted Dec. 4, 1861; returned to duty March > > In Libby Prison three months. > > > New Jersey State Archives Civil War, page 1203 has him as > Deserted Dec. 4, 1861; returned to duty March 29, 1862. > I think the December 4th to March 29th was when he was in Libby prison. > I thought they shot deserters. > > Alice > > ________________________________________________________________________ > Email and AIM finally together. You've gotta check out free AOL Mail! - > http://mail.aol.com > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > CIVIL-WAR-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >