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Information about accidents in Richmond, VA during the Civil War.

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1843-04-04, Southern Patriot (Charleston, S. C.); officers of the Navy are proving the Tredegar-made guns – one of the rounds skips off the top of Belle Isle and nearly kills a female worker there
1845-09-27, Philadelphia Inquirer; fatal accident at the Tredegar rolling mill
1851-10-21, Richmond Enquirer; John Enders, builder of many Richmond warehouses (including the one that became Libby Prison), has died in a fall
1860-11-13, Richmond Dispatch; “pivot bridge” over the Canal at 17th street “capsized”
1860-11-14, Richmond Dispatch; the “pivot bridge” at 17th street will be repaired – explanation of the accident
1860-11-19, Richmond Dispatch; The pivot bridge over the canal is fixed and in operation
1860-12-28, Richmond Dispatch; death at Tredegar – man falls down a flight of steps.
1861-01-24, Richmond Dispatch; child burned to death at the United States Hotel (future GH#10)
1861-03-11, Richmond Dispatch; steamer A. H. Schultz grounds against the “marine railway” at Rocketts
1861-03-18, Richmond Dispatch; drowned man found in the canal near the corner of 20th and Dock.

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