City Government
Information about the city government in Richmond, VA during the Civil War

Written Accounts

1863-01-13, Richmond Dispatch; City council: progress on smallpox/Howard’s Grove; Argument to enlarge city jail & strengthen it; City council wants Alms House back from CSA. Supt. says he buried 7120 soldiers in Oakwood
1863-01-16, Richmond Dispatch; City Hospitals for Small Pox and Varioloid are established near the Alms House (whites) and Howard’s Grove (colored)
1863-01-23, Richmond Dispatch; men of the Richmond Fire Brigade are now liable “to be carried to Camp Lee” as conscripts – great concern for the safety of the city.
1863-02-11, Richmond Dispatch; plan afoot to remove all soldiers from city jail
1863-02-24, Richmond Dispatch; City Council resolves to contest C. S. Govt unlimited use of city streets for Railroads & connecting lines
1863-02-24, Richmond Dispatch; interesting City Council deliberations regarding Alms House/GH#1
1863-03-04, Richmond Dispatch; James M. Lilly, drunk, sent to Castle Thunder after robbing Columbian Tavern of knife & fork
1863-03-06, Richmond Dispatch; new fire engine tested. Interesting details. To be permanently deployed on 10th street.
1863-03-10, Richmond Dispatch; interesting update on City Hospital & Howard’s Grove, from City Council
1863-03-11, Richmond Sentinel; "Richmond will be thus well prepared with means to prevent destructive conflagrations" with the new fire engine donated to the city by various insurance companies

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