Legislature
Information about the legislature in Richmond, VA during the Civil War.

Written Accounts

1849-02-08, Washington (D.C.) Daily Globe; R. M. T. Hunter presents a petition in the US Senate asking for compensation for Tredegar guns rejected by the Navy
1861-08-09, Richmond Whig; appeal for Congress to establish a "National Hospital" in the mountains
1861-10-05, Richmond Dispatch; excellent description of the fitting up of the Capitol building for use by the Confederate Congress
1861-11-08, Richmond Dispatch; description of the improvements made to the Senate chamber preparatory to the arrival of the Confederate Senate - VA State Senate are relocated upstairs
1861-12-04, Richmond Dispatch; more details on the new Senate chamber for the State Senate
1862-01-08, Richmond Whig; schemes for connecting railroads via tunnels are before the Legislature
1862-01-11, Richmond Dispatch; workmen are preparing a room for the C. S. Senate in the northwest corner of the Capitol
1862-01-21, Richmond Enquirer; details for the funeral of ex-president John Tyler, to be held tomorrow
1862-01-25, Richmond Dispatch; details on plan to connect area RRs by “permanent tracks”
1862-01-28, Richmond Whig; General Assembly passes a bill to move the line of the South Side Railroad to avoid the High Bridge, near Farmville, which has been scaring passengers

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