Brig. Gen. Neal Dow, 13th Maine, 1861
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Maine Historical Society
Libby Prison in Richmond, Virginia, held many Union officers, including Neal Dow of Portland, commander of the 13th Maine.
In his resignation from the army in November 1864, Dow wrote of his time at Libby, "My short rations in Richmond and particularly sleeping on the bare floor in cold weather … broke down my health so far that I am yet very weak …"
He was 59 years old when he was held at Libby for eight months in 1863-1864.
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