Labor
Information about labor in Richmond, VA during the Civil War.

Written Accounts

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
1864-08-05, Richmond Dispatch; Irish grave diggers at Hollywood Cemetery are on strike for higher wages
1864-09-20, Charleston Mercury; editorial notation describing the utilization of prisoners from Libby as laborers - questions whether this can be expanded (copied from the Richmond Examiner)
1865-01-24, Richmond Whig; letter from a War Department clerk urging for more pay – probably J. B. Jones
1865-03-07, Southern Historical Society Papers 52 (1959), pp. 452-457; Confederate Congress: Second Congress, Second Session, Senate, March 7, 1865: The Negro Soldier Question.
1865-03-23, Richmond Dispatch; G. L. Gates, Steward of Chimborazo Hospital #2, looking to hire 20 negro men
1865-03-25, Richmond Dispatch; P. F. Brown, surgeon Chimborzo Division #1, looking to hire 10 negro men
1865-04-13, New York Herald; lengthy dispatches from Richmond detailing conditions there, Dahlgren’s body being recovered and sent north, Tredegar, prisons, and Lincoln’s plan for peace
1865-04-13, Richmond Whig; Rocketts, the port of Richmond has resumed trade, and is being cleaned up
1865-05-04, Richmond Whig; "idle colored" women of Manchester have been sent to Belle Isle

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