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

Written Accounts

1891-12-29, National Tribune; Excellent set of letters from Libby Prison, recounting treatment and life in prison. Mentions purchasing one of the Rees images from the prison guards, and sending it North.
1892-03-17, National Tribune; lengthy but excellent account of the tunnel escape and "powder mine" of Libby Prison - and disputation of falsehoods recently circulated; by Frank E. Moran
1894, Van Santvoord, Cornelius, 120th Regiment New York State Volunteers; description of life on Belle Isle in 1864, including offers for employment at the Tredegar Iron Works upon taking the oath of allegiance; apparently, very few would do so
1896-01-23, National Tribune; brief account of the theft of a blanket in Libby Prison in January, 1865
1900-08-11, Richmond Dispatch; Miss Van Lew appears to be improving, though suffering from the heat
1900-08-12, Richmond Dispatch; Miss Van Lew is up and waling about – no change in Dr. McGuire’s condition.
1900-08-16, National Tribune; Part Two of Silas Crocker’s serialized account of life in captivity in Richmond - relates the story of his stay on Belle Isle with good details on the prison’s geography. Very fair account, though bitter
1900-08-19, Richmond Dispatch; updates on the sick: McGuire getting better; Van Lew’s doctor notes “diminution of the remarkable vitality which his patient has exhibited until within the past few days.”
1900-08-22, Richmond Dispatch; Elizabeth Van Lew’s condition “quite serious” – has a “sinking spell of several hours’ duration.” She is able to sit on the porch and talk with neighbors, though the heat is causing suffering to both her and Dr. McGuire, who
1904, History of the 2nd PA HA; Wilson, Clarence H., 2nd Pennsylvania Heavy Artillery. Page 213 describes conditions of Libby Prison in winter 1864-65.

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