A POW Recounts His Interrogation by JEB Stuart
Life on the Civil War Research Trail
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From his quarters at Libby Prison, Chaplain Louis Napoléon Boudrye of the 5th New York Cavalry recounted his journey from Gettysburg to Richmond and the characters he met along the way, including JEB Stuart. Here's Boudrye's story.
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