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Castle Thunder, located in Richmond, Virginia, was a former tobacco warehouse located on Tobacco Row, converted into a prison used by the Confederacy to house civilian prisoners, including captured Union spies, political prisoners and those charged with treason during the American Civil War. This article is about the city of Richmond the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia. Tobacco is an Agricultural product recognized as an addictive drug processed from the fresh Leaves of plants in the genus Nicotiana. Tobacco Row is a collection of tobacco warehouses and cigarette factories in Richmond Virginia adjacent to the James River and Kanawha Canal near its eastern terminus A prison, penitentiary, or correctional facility is a place in which individuals are physically confined or interned and usually deprived of a range of The Confederate States of America (also called the Confederacy, the Confederate States, and CSA) formed as the government set up from 1861 During the American Civil War, the Union was a name used to refer to the federal government of the United States, which was supported by the twenty-three A political prisoner is someone held in Prison or otherwise detained perhaps under House arrest, for his or her involvement in political activity In Law, treason is the Crime that covers some of the more serious acts of disloyalty to one's sovereign or Nation. Causes of the war See also Origins of the American Civil War, Timeline of events leading to the American Civil War The coexistence of a slave-owning South A large number of its inmates were sentenced to death. Even though the inmates were sometimes allowed boxes of medicine and other supplies, the prison guards had a reputation for brutality.

Castle Thunder prison. Richmond, Virginia. 1865.

Among its many notable occupants was Union officer William Jackson Palmer (1836-1909). William Jackson Palmer ( September 17, 1836 &ndash March 13, 1909) was an American Civil engineer, Soldier, Industrialist In 1862, he was captured while scouting before the Battle of Antietam within Confederate lines in civilian clothes while gathering information for General George McClellan. Year 1862 was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Monday George Brinton McClellan ( December 3 1826 October 29 1885) was a major general during the American Civil War. When questioned he gave his name as W. J. Peters, and claimed to be a mine owner on an inspection trip. While the Confederates did not know he was a spy, his circumstances were suspicious and he was detained and sent to Richmond, Virginia for detention at Castle Thunder. This article is about the city of Richmond the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia. He was set free in a prisoner exchange and rejoined his Regiment in February, 1863. Year 1863 ( MDCCCLXIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common

After the Union forces captured Richmond, they used the prison for similar purposes. During the American Civil War, the Union was a name used to refer to the federal government of the United States, which was supported by the twenty-three Among those known to have been incarcerated there in this later period was Mollie Bean, a woman who had served for two years in the 47th North Carolina and was twice wounded in action. Mollie Bean was a North Carolina woman who pretending to be a man joined the 47th North Carolina a unit of the Confederate army in the American Civil War She had pretended to be man simply in order to join the Confederate Army, but her Union captors suspected her of being a spy.