1863 Written Accounts
Written accounts in 1863 from various sources about Richmond, VA during the Civil War.

1863-08-06, Richmond Examiner; sick and disabled on furlough to GH#12
1863-08-08, Richmond Sentinel; 100 prisoners arrive at Libby Prison, 65 negroes incarcerated in Castle Thunder
1863-08-10, National Archives; T. P. Turner requests a leave of absence for 30 days, and recommends John Latouche to take his place. Latouche has be on duty there for the last four months
1863-08-10, Richmond Sentinel; list of hospitals in Richmond and to which hospitals soldiers from the various states are sent
1863-08-12, National Archives, R. A. Lewis CSR, M331; notes on the number of beds and supplies needed in the 5th Division, Winder Hospital
1863-08-12, Official Records, Ser. II, Vol. VI, p. 196; more on Spencer Kellogg
1863-08-12, Richmond Sentinel; account of a deserter from Drewry's Bluff reporting that the fort garrisons only 90 men
1863-08-12, Richmond Sentinel; General John B. Hood is in the city, recovering from his wound
1863-08-12, Richmond Sentinel; price of slaves is more now than it has been in the past
1863-08-12, Virginia Historical Society; Isaac Carrington asks Lieut. Turner at Libby for charges on Yankee prisoners who were sent to Castle Thunder from there. One has been there since 9/25/1862 and was "Sent by Capt. Wirtz"

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