Martial Law
Information about Martial Law in Richmond VA during the Civil War and the Provost Marshal General John Henry Winder

Written Accounts

1864-03-15, Richmond Whig; Cashmeyer has been released from Castle Thunder
1864-03-16, Richmond Whig; soldier at Battery No. 3 is arrested for stealing two trunks
1864-03-29, National Archives; Jackson Warner Compiled Service Record
1864-03-29, Richmond Whig; Detective Cashmeyer has been reinstated, and a Detective who was in the Penitentiary for shooting a woman has been pardoned by the Governor
1864-04-05, Richmond Whig; Mr. Thomas W. Doswell has been appointed Asst. Provost Marshal, succeeding G. W. Alexander
1864-04-09, National Archives; reply to Surg. Genl. Moore about "changes" at Chimborazo - probably in regards to the closure of divisions
1864-04-14, Richmond Sentinel; Castle Thunder items
1864-04-22, Richmond Sentinel; a deserter confined in the "soldier's home" on 7th and Cary streets (probably the former Castle Lightning) leaps out of a three story window, and escapes. He is recaptured and sent to Castle Thunder
1864-04-22, Richmond Sentinel; Dr. Mary Walker, captured in the west, arrives in Richmond (in male attire) and conveyed to Castle Thunder, Libby having no female accommodations
1864-04-22, Richmond Whig; Dr. Mary Walker arrives in Richmond, and is taken to Castle Thunder. She is "about thirty years old and quite ugly"

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