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

Written Accounts

1862-01-22, Richmond Whig; Description of the funeral of Pres. John Tyler. Body taken from the "Hall of Congress" to St. Paul's, where the funeral sermon was delivered, and thence to Hollywood Cemetery.
1862-01-24, Richmond Whig; Senate proposes a monument to John Tyler in Hollywood Cemetery. Governor states that the lot of ground near James Monroe was not large enough to accommodate Tyler's remains
1862-02-06, Richmond Dispatch; Chas. Schop, age 19 & Jno. Fitzpatrick, age 17, both died 2/4 from injuries at CS Lab explosion
1862-02-08, Richmond Dispatch; death notice for little girl of T. B. & E. S. Rees
1862-02-08, Richmond Examiner; long article giving detailed descriptions of Chimborazo Hospital and Louisiana Hospitals. Chimborazo currently boasts a 3.61% mortality rate, Louisiana 5.7%. Says Chimborazo opened 10/11/1861
1862-02-13, Richmond Dispatch; 3 POW deaths (named)
1862-02-15, Richmond Whig; Capt. O. J. Wise's remains arrive via the Petersburg depot and taken to lie in state on the third floor of the Capitol in the room "recently fitted up for the occupancy of the Confederate Senate"
1862-02-17, Richmond Whig; description of the funeral of Capt. O. J. Wise at St. James' Church and Hollywood Cemetery. A large number of people came to see the body while it was lying in state
1862-02-18, Richmond Whig; burial statistics of the Shockoe Hill Cemetery for the quarter ending 1/31/1862. Notes also that 37 POWs were buried during the same time.
1862-03-06, Richmond Whig; accidental death at the "Richmond Medical Hospital" [probably Medical College Hospital]

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