Journey of the Captives - Twenty Seventh Regiment Exchanged

Wednesday, May 13, 1863

After four days in Crew and Pemberton Prison the enlisted men of the Twenty-Seventh Connecticut received the joyful news that they had been exchanged and were released for exchange at City Point. They immediately prepared for the thirty-five mile march to the exchange location at City Point. The officers of the Twenty-Seventh Connecticut were not included in the exchanged and were detained at Libby Prison.¹

References:
¹Winthrop Dudley Sheldon The "Twenty-Seventh," : A Regimental History (New Haven, Connecticut: Morris and Benham, 1866), 63-64.

Death of Stonewall Jackson

Monday, May 11, 1863

During their captivity in Crew and Pemberton Prison the Twenty Seventh Connecticut heard the news of the death of Confederate General Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson at Guinea Station on the previous day, Sunday, May 10.¹

References:
¹Winthrop Dudley Sheldon The "Twenty-Seventh," : A Regimental History (New Haven, Connecticut: Morris and Benham, 1866), 63.

Journey of the Captives - Arrival at Crew and Pemberton Prison in Richmond

Saturday, May 9, 1863

After departing from Guinea Station on Thursday the Twenty Seventh Connecticut reached Richmond. Upon arrival the Twenty Seventh was directed to the Crew and Pemberton tobacco factory which the Confederates had converted into a prison for captured Union soldiers. Crew and Pemberton was directly across the road from the infamous Libby Prison.¹

References:
¹Winthrop Dudley Sheldon The "Twenty-Seventh," : A Regimental History (New Haven, Connecticut: Morris and Benham, 1866), 57.