Churches and Religion
Information about Churches and Religion in Richmond, VA during the Civil War.

Written Accounts

1865-04-11, New York Times; Article describing the White House of the Confederacy, the military governance of the city, the destruction done by the fire (particularly to the mills), the newspapers in Richmond and what has become of the editors, and an ext
1865-04-15, Richmond Whig; incredible list of the property destroyed in the evacuation
1865-04-17, Richmond Whig; summary of the prayer controversy in the Episcopal churches
1865-04-20, New York Times; the key to Castle Thunder is in New York and will be auctioned for charity
1865-04-20, Richmond Whig; Confederate Reading Room, 11th street, destroyed in the evacuation fire. New reading room established next to Pizzini’s on Broad street, under auspices of YMCA
1865-04-20, Richmond Whig; great description of the "Antiquities of Richmond"
1865-04-21, Boston Liberator; Charles Coffin correspondence from Richmond, 4/5. Mentions black Confederate soldiers, Thomas Morris Chester, ruins of Richmond, Charles Sumner in Richmond, Libby Prison, and Abraham Lincoln
1865-04-25, Richmond Whig; "partial list" of views taken by Mathew Brady of Richmond
1865-04-30, New York Times; Episcopal Churches are still closed. Author met Mathew Brady in Richmond 4/22/1865 and remarks on his photographs of Robert E. Lee.
1865-06-29, Sydney (Aus.) Morning Herald; important reprints of very critical correspondence (probably from the New York World) of Lincoln's visit to Richmond, the evacuation and occupation of Richmond etc.

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