Pardons
Information about Pardons during the Civil War in Richmond, VA

Written Accounts

1865-06, National Archives; Joseph R. Anderson’s amnesty application to President Johnson. Notes that Tredegar is still under Federal control
1865-07-15, National Archives; Joseph R. Anderson appeals to Pittsburgh friends for help with a pardon. Important details regarding Tredegar’s wartime service. Vaguely mentions meeting Lincoln while in Richmond. Mentions Anderson’s property confiscated
1865-07-20, National Archives; Dilworth Porter & Co. of Pittsburgh writes President Johnson to urge J. R. Anderson’s pardon. Anderson is described as a “man of integrity and very great enterprise”
1865-09-16, National Archives; F. H. Pierpoint (Gov. of VA) urges the pardon of J. R. Anderson
1865-09-30, Sunbury (PA) American; brief notice of the pardon of J. R. Anderson of the Tredegar Iron Works.
1865-10-01, Columbia (SC) Daily Phoenix; paragraph on the pardon of J. R. Anderson of Tredegar – notes on the importance of the iron works
1865-10-11, Richmond Dispatch; Joseph R. Anderson of the Tredegar Iron Works has been pardoned. “This secures the uninterrupted working of the most important manufacturing establishment in the State, and one which gives employment to the largest number of
1865-10-17, Amnesty File; G. W. Alexander applies for pardon to Pres. Johnson. No mention of Castle Thunder service, but important personal details
1866-02-05, Richmond Examiner; important lengthy and critical description of an April 15, 1865 meeting of the “Ferrets” – an organization of Unionists to prevent former Confederates from claiming loyalty and position in Reconstruction. Names and biographi
1870-04-19, Macon (Georgia) Weekly Telegraph; incredibly detailed article about Lincoln’s visit to Richmond with particular emphasis on his meetings with Campbell and the political fallout of his reconstruction attempt. Includes purported transcriptions

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