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A notable escape effort was led by Captain [[Henry Dickinson]] of the [[2nd Virginia Cavalry]]. On the prisoner's journey to Fort Delaware, Dickinson organized a group of thirteen officers, including Colonel Paul F. DeGournay of the 12th Battalion, Louisiana Artillery<ref>"Foreigners in the Confederacy" - Ella Lonn. 2002. UNC Press Books.</ref> and Colonel George Woolfolk, to try to escape from the gunboat. However, the effort failed when the captain of the ship, noticing that one of the 13 men was missing, led the prisoners to the brig below the deck of the ship.<ref>"Immortal Captives: The Story of 600 Confederate Officers and the United States Prisoner of War Policy" - Mauriel Joslyn. 2008. Pelican Publishing.</ref>
The prisoners became known throughout the South for their refusal to take the [[Loyalty oath#Civil War and Reconstruction|Oath of Allegiance]] under
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