Wednesday, May 13 – 6:30 pm
Barnes M. Bradshaw – presenter
Orris Theater
Learn what it is like to be a Confederate prisoner of war held right here in the City of St. Louis. Relive the experience through the words and mental pictures evoked by one of Gratiot Street Prison’s former inmates as he relates the hardships of prison life and the absurdities of Civil War era justice. Hear how the people of St. Louis treated the prisoners and also of the life and seemingly unbelievable exploits of convicted Confederate spy Absalom Grimes.
Barney Bradshaw, who among other things spent 17 years working for the Missouri Historical Society, also works at the Jefferson Barracks Museum. His entertaining presentation promises that you will not only learn something about this historic event, but you will feel as if you had actually been there!