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

Written Accounts

1929, The Black Swan; "The Libby Lion;" article written by the son of R. R. "Dick" Turner, describing his boyhood and experiences with his father. Notes that his Dick Turner was "on the staff of General Winder, with the rank of Captain
1931-11-08, Richmond Times-Dispatch; man commits suicide “in the rear of the Tredegar Iron Works”
1935-08-31, Richmond Times-Dispatch; recollection of a fire department dog named “Snookums” who was killed by being run over while responding to an alarm at the Tredegar Iron Works
1939-10-26, Richmond Times Dispatch; obituary of Edward C. Garrison, witness of the Monitor/Virginia battle and Lincoln’s visit to Richmond
1941-03-13, Richmond Times Dispatch; two twin boys drown in the canal near Tredegar – one body found against the intake grate off the canal
1941-03-27, Richmond Times-Dispatch; man crushed by a train and killed at the Tredegar Iron Works
1944-09-06, Richmond News Leader; murder and robbery of a pattern-maker at the Tredegar Iron Works
1944-09-07, Richmond News Leader; three men assigned to Tredegar murder case; many details on the killing, and includes the note that the victim had built the “miniature railroad” at Forest Hill Park
1944-09-07, Richmond Times Dispatch; Pattern maker found bludgeoned and shot at the Tredegar Iron Works – murderer still at large.
1944-09-08, Richmond News Leader; “real clues” in the Tredegar murder case, which the police refuse to divulge; $500 reward posted for information leading to arrest; ballistics study of the fatal bullet to be made

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