Public Guard
Information about the Public Guard in Richmond, VA during the Civil War.

Written Accounts 

1888-12-30, Richmond Dispatch; wonderful accounts of the Bread Riot in Richmond- focuses on the question of whether President Davis helped quell the mob; testimony from Letcher and others
1889-01-20, Richmond Dispatch; more on the Bread Riot, again focusing on the roles President Davis and Governor Letcher played in quelling the riot
1890-04-03, Richmond Dispatch; excellent description, including valuable testimony of Isaac Carrington, of the evacuation fire of Richmond. Notes that Libby had been emptied the day before
1898-05-22, Southern Historical Society Papers; Shields, John C. "The Old Camp Lee." Reprint from Richmond Dispatch, 22 May 1898
1899-07-27, National Tribune; "A Union Man in Richmond;" description of sentiment in Richmond leading up to secession; John Minor Botts' speech at the African Church, and the Secession Convention in the Mechanics' Institute.
1903-03-08, Richmond Times-Dispatch; more about J. E. B. Stuart and the proposed monument on Capitol Square; other important details about Capitol Square and Stuart’s death
1929-07-19, Richmond Times-Dispatch; letter to the editor expressing doubt that the bell of the Capitol Square bell tower was taken down and cast into cannon during the Civil War. Says it was moved to the “fire engine house, on Broad Street, near Tenth.”

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