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

Written Accounts

1880-10-01, Lancaster (PA) Daily Intelligencer; young man killed at Tredegar “by being caught in the machinery”
1880-12-05, Richmond Dispatch; Obituary notice of Dr. P. F. Browne, former Division surgeon at Chimborazo Hospital.
1881-03-01, Richmond Dispatch; monitor fleet on the James River is going to be towed to their “permanent fresh-water anchorage” at City Point
1881-06-30, Wichita City Eagle; travel account featuring a visit to Richmond – incredibly detailed description of Libby Prison, Capitol Square, the Richmond newspapers and the Readjuster politics
1881-07-07, Richmond Dispatch; worker at Tredegar drowns in the canal in front of the Tredegar store.
1882-01-24, Richmond Dispatch; obituary of Nathan Enroughty – confirms story of Darby/Enroughty name
1882-07-01, Richmond Dispatch; death notice of Hugh A. Watt
1882-08-08, Richmond Dispatch; obituary notice for Cornelia Lorton, who had owned the building used as Chimborazo Hospital’s headquarters
1882-09-02, National Tribune; description of harsh conditions on Belle Isle and brief account of the "dog slaying" incident
1883-06-24, Richmond Dispatch; obituary of John Randolph Tucker, former commander of the James River squadron – Drewry’s Bluff mentioned extensively

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