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

Written Accounts

1889-06-01, Richmond Dispatch; obituary notice for Samuel P. Moore, former Surgeon-General of the Confederacy
1889-08-15, National Tribune; part two of a two-part memoir by Capt. J. W. Chamberlain, 123rd Ohio, describing at length his imprisonment in Libby Prison
1889-11, The Century Magazine; explanation of the shooting episode given in "Col. Rose's Tunnel at Libby Prison" article from former guard.
1890-10-05, Richmond Dispatch; obituary notice for John Latouche, former adjutant of Libby Prison. Great biographical details
1891-03-01, New York Times; part four of serialized account of life in Libby. Notes that 1864 began poorly - the Confederates cut off supplies from the North in order to compel the US Government to resume exchanges
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
1891-04-23, Richmond Dispatch; detailed obituary for Dr. Edwin H. Smith, former Surgeon in Charge of Chimborazo Hospital Division #3, and later consul to Naples
1891-04-24, Jackson (Mich.) Citizen Patriot; brief obituary of Dr. E. H. Smith, former Surgeon in Charge of Chimborazo Hospital #3, and consul to Naples
1891-12-29, National Tribune; Excellent set of letters from Libby Prison, recounting treatment and life in prison. Mentions purchasing one of the Rees images from the prison guards, and sending it North.
1891, "First Burial of General Hill's Remains."; Hill, G. Powell. Southern Historical Society Papers 31 (1891), pp. 183-186.

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