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Adults
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Chicago had an active role in the Civil War, and one of those roles was hosting one of the largest prisoner-of-war camps. Thousands of Confederate soldiers suffered and died there. But their stories are not only stories of hardship: they also schemed for their freedom, made complicated and grandiose escapes, and found creative and touching ways to make the hardship and boredom of prisoner life bearable. This talk is a personal look at the lives of the men who were imprisoned there.
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