TY - BOOK AU - Brown, W. N., AU - Teitelbaum,Michael TI - CIVIL WAR BREAKOUT T2 - Great escapes ; SN - 9780062860415 U1 - 813.6 23 PY - 2020/// CY - New York, NY PB - Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers KW - Hamilton, A. G. KW - Rose, Thos. E. KW - United States KW - Army KW - Officers KW - History KW - 19th century KW - Juvenile fiction KW - Libby Prison KW - Juvenile fiction. KW - Prisoner-of-war escapes KW - Virginia KW - Richmond KW - Historical fiction KW - lcgft KW - Biographical fiction N1 - Includes an excerpt from 'Great Escapes: Survival in the Wilderness' by Steven Otfinoski. ; Includes bibliographical references. N2 - Civil War, 1863. Virginia. Union soldiers Colonel Thomas Rose and Major A. G. Hamilton were captured by the Confederate Army and taken to Libby Prison, one of the most horrific prisons ever run, infamous for its overcrowded, vermin-infested conditions. But neither fear, nor darkness, nor squealing rats could keep Rose and Hamilton from freedom. They and other POWs would fight against the odds to attempt the largest prison escape in American history. ER -