| Show CAPTAIN PHELPS DEAD lie he led 11 party 7 that hat tunneled out of libby arlson Irl Bou ithamor D rii elps former mayor of laporte is dead aged 78 years lie ile served ved in the civil war and participated in tile the streight raid and was captured by the confederates and with the other officers was confined in libby prison for over a year ite he led the party including colonel 1 I N walker ex commander of the G A R which tunneled out of the lie famous prison but he be was recaptured with colonel walker valker just before reaching the union lines as he had remained behind the par party ty to care for colonel walker who had bad been taken ill captain phelps was returned to libby prison but was afterwards transferred to macon then columbia anti and finally was exchanged in march 1665 at cl arlotte N C |
