Image of Castle Thunder, Richmond

Caption on back: Castle Thunder. So named by Capt. Geo. W. Alexander, Asst. Provost Marshal of Richmond, was opened in the fall of 1862, and especially designed for the confinement of Confederate deserters, disloyal citizens and others, obnoxious to then Confederate Government. It was represented as...

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Published: University of Alabama Libraries
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Online Access:https://archives.lib.ua.edu/repositories/3/resources/4732
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Summary:Caption on back: Castle Thunder. So named by Capt. Geo. W. Alexander, Asst. Provost Marshal of Richmond, was opened in the fall of 1862, and especially designed for the confinement of Confederate deserters, disloyal citizens and others, obnoxious to then Confederate Government. It was represented as not being a very desirable place of residence under the regime of its tyranical founder.The digitization of this collection was funded by a gift from EBSCO Industries.