Deaths
Information about deaths in Richmond, VA during the Civil War

Written Accounts

1861-07-11, Richmond Whig; soldiers have been buried in an open field near the Alms House - advocates using Oakwood Cemetery for soldier interments
1861-07-16, Richmond Enquirer; Soldier from camp at Howard's Grove drowned in the James.
1861-07-19, Richmond Dispatch; description of funeral of Micajah Bates in Hollywood Cemetery
1861-07-22, Richmond Dispatch; wounded Kentuckian is taken to the hospital at the "new Alms House" (future GH#1)
1861-07-24, Richmond Dispatch; anxiety in Richmond over the slain at First Manassas; huge crowds assemble at the Central depot, where "Gen." Davis (the President) arrives and addresses the crowd
1861-07-24, Richmond Dispatch; description of the arrival of the bodies of Generals Bartow and Bee in Richmond and conveyance to the Capitol to lie in state
1861-07-25, Richmond Dispatch; bodies of Bartow, Bee, and Johnston were escorted from the Capitol to the Petersburg depot for transportation South
1861-07-26, Richmond Whig; soldier is attacked by another soldier and dies at the Alms House
1861-07-31, Richmond Dispatch; two deaths (at Mason's Hall and Bellevue respectively) and burial at Hollywood cemetery
1861-08-01, Richmond Dispatch; funeral of a Mississippian will take place at St. Charles Hospital (future GH#8)

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