Introduction

Impossible Escapes: Civil War is a 2022 documentary providing rare first-hand accounts that bring us inside some of the most daring escape stories from the American Civil War.

Outline

If the POWs of Libby Prison faced “Rat Hell” you could call what Wallace Turnage endured “snake hell”. Turnage was born a slave and by the time we pick up the story from the recently rediscovered autobiography he’d already made multiple escape attempts …and been brutally beaten for them.

Impossible Escapes: Civil War Series

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Production & Filming Details

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  • Curiosity Stream.
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  • Curiosity Stream.
• Release Date: 09 June 2022.
• Rating: Unknown.
• Running Time: 60 minutes.
• Country: US.
• Language: English.

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