Food & Supply
Information about Food & Supply in Richmond, VA during the Civil War

Written Accounts

1861-09-17, Nashville Union and American; note that the Tredegar Iron Works is now making “the largest caliber of guns, shells, balls, etc,” and general notes about the importance of the works
1861-09-18, Richmond Enquirer; notes on Yankee prisoners and the cost of keeping them in Richmond
1861-09-27, Richmond Examiner; A southern turncoat is among the prisoners at General Hospital #1
1861-10-17, Richmond Enquirer; lengthy description of the Crenshaw Woolen Mills (located among the Tredegar works) - notes on Richmond's industrial capacity
1861-11-23, Richmond Enquirer; a baker is wanted at the General Hospital (GH#1)
1861-12-02, Charleston Mercury; war news - notes that Tredegar has started a wire factory
1861-12-05, National Archives; cots will be substituted for bedsteads at Chimborazo Hospital
1861-12-05, National Archives; Surgeon General Moore directs that Chimborazo will provide provisions for 1000 convalescents, apparently sent from other Richmond hospitals - notes on scarcity of fuel
1861-12-10, Richmond Enquirer; list of clothing for Massachusetts prisoners
1861-12-23, New York Herald; non-specific description of harsh treatment of Union POWs in Richmond; notes that Tredegar has produced a submarine to operate against the blockade

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