Castle Thunder song lyrics, circa 1863

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Creator / Contributor: Castle Thunder Prison (Richmond, Va.)
Title: Castle Thunder song lyrics, circa 1863
Collection Title: Castle Thunder song lyrics, 1863
Publisher: New-York Historical Society
Date: 1863
Description: Castle Thunder was a former tobacco warehouse in Richmond, Va., used to house prisoners during the Civil War. Three handwritten pages of lyrics entitled "Castle Thunder song," undated, written by an unnamed prisoner at Castle Thunder, circa 1863. Lyrics describe life and conditions in the prison.
Notes: Castle Thunder was a former tobacco warehouse in Richmond, Va., used to house prisoners during the Civil War.
Institution: New-York Historical Society
Identifier: Mss Collection - AHMC - Castle Thunder Prison
Subject: Castle Thunder Prison (Richmond, Va.)--Songs and music
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Prisoners and prisons
Subject geographic name: Richmond (Va.)
Material type or medium of original: Songs (document genre)
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