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

Written Accounts

1866-01, The Cosmopolite; “Reminiscences of A Southern Hospital. By Its Matron.” Part 1
1866-02-02, Richmond Examiner; body of 24th MA solider found in the river at the foot of 18th street. Body placed in the “dead room” at Libby Prison
1866-02-06, Richmond Examiner; dead body, former slave of Thomas Hardgrove, found in Bloody Run, near Chimborazo. Inquest fails to determine cause of death
1866-02-07, Richmond Examiner; notes on the Belle Isle Cemetery – 150 bodies buried there, fence erected
1866-02-10, Richmond Examiner; negro found dead on the bridge leading to Chimborazo Hospital (“now the Asylum for freed negroes”) on Marshall street – buried in the “new negro cemetery” established by the Freedman’s Bureau.
1866-02, The Cosmopolite, “Reminiscences of A Southern Hospital. By Its Matron.” Part 2
1866-03-05, Richmond Examiner; dead U. S. soldier found in the dock at the foot of 24th street – deposited in the dead house of Libby Prison pending identification
1866-03-12, Richmond Examiner; negro woman prisoner shot by guards at Libby Prison, probably mortally
1866-03-13, Richmond Examiner; William Cabell, VMI New Market Cadet, disinterred and brought to Richmond. Funeral to occur from his father’s house, Franklin between 7th and 8th
1866-03-14, Richmond Examiner; description of the funeral and reburial in Hollywood, of William H. Cabell, VMI New Market cadet

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