Diseases
Information about Diseases in Richmond, VA during the Civil War.

Written Accounts

1863-01-12, Richmond Dispatch; lime is spread on the floor at Castle Thunder and prevents Smallpox
1863-01-12, Richmond Dispatch; separate small-pox hospital has been opened for negroes at Howard's Grove by the city council
1863-01-12, Richmond Dispatch; smallpox hospital for negroes opened at Howard's Grove
1863-01-12, Richmond Dispatch; special smallpox hospital for negroes opened at Howard’s Grove, free & slave. Old smallpox Hospital near Shockoe Cemetery
1863-01-13, Richmond Dispatch; City council: progress on smallpox/Howard’s Grove; Argument to enlarge city jail & strengthen it; City council wants Alms House back from CSA. Supt. says he buried 7120 soldiers in Oakwood
1863-01-13, Richmond Enquirer; Negro smallpox hospital at Howard's Grove; hospital near Shockoe Burying Ground (City Hospital) reserved for whites
1863-01-13, Richmond Whig; Small Pox hospital opened for negroes at Howard's Grove.
1863-01-14, William A. Carrington Papers; Memo regarding General Hospitals #1, 8, 10, 4 and the Louisiana Hospital
1863-01-14, William A. Carrington Papers; Report of variola cases at General Hospital #26
1863-01-16, Richmond Dispatch; City Hospitals for Small Pox and Varioloid are established near the Alms House (whites) and Howard’s Grove (colored)

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