Impossible Escapes: Civil War

1. Breaking Out of Libby Prison

Colonel Thomas Rose is trapped in Libby Prison, a seemingly impenetrable fort...

2. Rebel Raid in Vermont

A group of Confederate raiders, led by Bennett Young, plan to bring the Civil...

3. Into the Rebel Swamp

Wallace Turnage, born a slave, had already attempted multiple escapes from hi...

4. Robert Smalls: Steamboat to Freedom

Next episode, Robert Smalls, a skilled naval captain, and his enslaved crewma...

5. John Doy and the Immortal 10

Next episode, Dr. John Doy's perilous journey on the Underground Railroad rea...

6. Pauline Cushman: Tales of a Yankee Spy

Pauline Cushman, a Union war widow and stage actress, finds herself in a peri...