Conscription
Information about Conscription in Richmond during the Civil War.

Written Accounts

1864-11-29, National Archives; Division #1 wards (except six) are closed and the staff are reported to McCaw for duty elsewhere
1864-12-27, Richmond Dispatch; trial of Forde again postponed owing to the inability to produce witnesses and jurors
1865-01-21, Richmond Whig; William D’Orsay Ogen, formerly of the Richmond Theatre, has been conscripted at Camp Lee and is found suitable for light duty – movement afoot to get him clerical work
1865-02, Southern Historical Society Papers; Moore, S. P.; "Resources of the C. S. Medical Dept. in February 1865."
1865-12, The Old Guard; "Camp Lee;" - describes the camp's use as a freedman's village and its occupation by federal forces. Excellent description of the physical facility during the war. By George Fitzhugh.
1866, Trowbridge, John T., The South...; account of the author's travels to Richmond and the adjoining battlefields. Good material on Belle Isle, Brown's Island, Libby Prison, battlefields near the city, Camp Lee
1889, Clark, History of the 39th Illinois'; notes that the Union XXIV Corps hospital is located at Camp Lee, gives details on surgeons, etc.
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.
1893-04-20, National Tribune; 3 excerpts from accounts of a Federal scout describing his encounter with John Van Lew, Elizabeth's brother, at Cold Harbor, tells the scout that if he can get a message to her, she will provide information from Richmond
1898-05-22, Southern Historical Society Papers; Shields, John C. "The Old Camp Lee." Reprint from Richmond Dispatch, 22 May 1898

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