Secession of Virginia
Information about the Secession of Virginia during the Civil War

Written Accounts

1861-01-21, New York Herald; 1000 kegs of powder from Tredegar arrive at Charleston
1861-03-14, Richmond Dispatch; Palmetto flag flown over the Female Institute – taken down
1861-04-15, Richmond Dispatch; account of the response in Richmond to the fall of Fort Sumter; extensive celebration and flag-raising at the Tredegar Iron Works
1861-04-15, Richmond Enquirer; excellent description of the reaction in Richmond to the news of the fall of Ft. Sumter - description of parade to Tredegar Iron Works and Capitol Square
1861-04-17, Richmond Dispatch; “Southern Rights ball” last night at the First Market – proceeds to buy an immense Confederate flag to fly nearby.
1861-04-17, Richmond Dispatch; large Confedereate flag stretched across Main Street from the First Market
1861-04-17, Richmond Dispatch; US flag no longer flying over the “large brick edifice on the northwest corner of Franklin and Governor streets (Virginia State Court House) – replaced by the flag of Virginia.
1861-04-23, Richmond Dispatch; Alexander Stephens has arrived in Richmond to discuss the entry of Virginia into the Confederacy; he is staying at the Exchange Hotel
1861-04-23, Richmond Dispatch; description of the arrival of Col. Robert E. Lee into Richmond and speech from the Spotswood Hotel
1861-07-10, Richmond Dispatch; notes on one of the speeches at the commencement at the Richmond Female Institute

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