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

Written Accounts

1864-06-06, Official Records, Ser. II, Vol. VII, pp. 205-207; inspection report for week ending 5/31/1864 of Castle Thunder and Libby Prison.
1864-06-07, Richmond Sentinel; Dog-catchers round up hundreds of stray dogs
1864-06-08, National Archives; Phoebe Pember is directed to furnish a list of food on hand to the Surgeon in Charge by 10 AM every day
1864-06-15, National Archives, RG 109, Ch. 6, Vol. 364, p. 116; Carrington addresses problems at Stuart Hospital (staff and cooking)
1864-06-16, National Archives; serious construction going on at Jackson Hospital, apparently enlarging the place. Hancock complains that workmen and lumber is not sufficient
1864-06-17, Richmond Examiner; few inmates in Libby Prison - most of them are being sent south to Andersonville as fast as they come in
1864-06-21, Richmond Sentinel; Describes conditions at Chimborazo
1864-06-23, Richmond Examiner; Ladies bearing food and goodies are turned away from Stuart Hospital and demand an explanation
1864-06-24, Richmond Examiner; explanation from surgeon in charge of Stuart Hospital as to why ladies were refused admittance
1864-06-27, National Archives; the washing at Stuart Hospital is to be done at Chimborazo Hospital, which apparently has its own facilities - the purpose of this is, as Carrington says, to dispense with "negro wenches" (laundresses) at the hospital

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