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

Written Accounts

1868-06-01, General Schofield, military commander of Richmond, leaves Richmond to accept office of Secretary of War. Praise for him having “carried out the reconstruction laws faithfully”
1868-06-01, W. A. Hoppe, former keeper of the Chimborazo Bath House, and Richmond Unionist, states that he is only the half brother of the man in the Trueman-Hoppe case
1868-08-04, Richmond Dispatch; Libby Prison will be abandoned as a prison
1868-08-07, Richmond Dispatch; important details about Bellevue Hospital – once a hospital, then a place of voting, now a residence for freedmen
1868-08-07, Richmond Dispatch; letter of “Citizen” describing cruel treatment of negroes by Freedmen’s Bureau and U. S. soldiers – Chimborazo denizens made to wear barrel shirts and beatings. Argues forcefully against emancipation, and describes slaveowne
1868-08-08, Southern Opinion; Libby Prison has ceased to be a prison, the U. S. Army guard and prisoners transfers to Elba Park, formerly the home of John Minor Botts
1868-09-11, Richmond Dispatch; “carelsss” pistol firing at night at Chimborazo
1868-10-23, Richmond Dispatch; “free fight” among the negroes at Rocketts; “new brick church” being built by negroes near Chimborazo
1868-10-23, Richmond Dispatch; political meeting at Chimborazo of the “Chimborazo Loyal Club” “at their hall” – resolutions passed not backing Hunnicutt
1869-03-17, New York Tribune; Elizabeth Van Lew is to be appointed postmistress of Richmond – “This is looked upon as a big thing for the women’s rights people.”

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