Historical Book Club | Libby Prison Breakout
Schedule
Sat Jan 17 2026 at 10:00 am to 11:00 am
UTC-05:00Location
1221 E. Kearsley St. , Flint, MI, United States, Michigan 48503 | Flint, MI
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JanuaryJanuary Book Club | Libby Prison Breakout by Joseph Wheelan
Saturday, January 17, 2026 | 10-11 a.m.
at Sloan Museum of Discovery
Libby Prison Breakout tells the largely unknown story of the most important escape of the Civil War from a Confederate prison. Known as the ôThe Bastille of the South,ö Richmond's Libby Prison was home to over a thousand semi-starving Union officers by late 1863. On February 9, 1864, 109 of those officers wriggled through a fifty-five-foot tunnel to freedom. This riveting narrative documents their incredible escape and the all-out Rebel manhunt that ensued-and shows how the testimony of those who survived ultimately spurred a new cycle of retaliation against Rebel captives.
Monthly book club is FREE; included with museum general admission! View book club books or register at: SloanLongway.org/Book-Club.
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