Gambling
Information about gambling in Richmond, Virginia during the Civil War

Written Accounts

1864-09-19, New York Herald; notes from an informer on the condition of Lee's Army, the Richmond defenses, feeling against Jefferson Davis, and conditions in Richmond - notes the railroads are very poor, and that 5000 blacks are employed at Tredegar
1864-11-29, Richmond Sentinel; Gambling arrests at Winder
1864-11-29, Richmond Whig; 14 patients arrested for gambling at Winder
1865-04-13, New York Herald; lengthy dispatches from Richmond detailing conditions there, Dahlgren’s body being recovered and sent north, Tredegar, prisons, and Lincoln’s plan for peace
1865-12-22, Richmond Examiner; long and important article about the responsibilities of the new police force and a description of crime in the city
1866-02-01, Richmond Examiner; editorial column about the influx of vice in Richmond
1872-02-26, Richmond Dispatch; gambling den at Chimborazo raided by police – 14 negroes and two whites arrested
1889-08-15, National Tribune; part one of a two-part memoir by Capt. J. W. Chamberlain, 123rd Ohio, describing at length his imprisonment in Libby Prison
1891-03-08, New York Times; part five of serialized account of life in Libby. Gives a description of the lighter side of Libby life: mentions the "Libby Minstrels" and their performances as well as mock trials that took place in prison. Notes the shooting
1899-08-17, National Tribune; “A Union Man in Richmond;” part five of serial account. Describes the scene in Richmond in early to mid-1863. Mentions hedonistic activity at the Exchange, Ballard and Spotswood hotels; prostitution and gambling flourishing

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