Pop Star POW in Libby Prison
Life on the Civil War Research Trail
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Following the Battle of Gaines' Miil, a new batch of POWs that arrived at Libby Prison in the Confederate capital. They included one of the nation's best known songwriters and entertainers, Marshall S. Pike. His soothing voice and songs were so good that his captors were not eager to parole him. Here's the story.
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