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

Written Accounts

1896-01-23, Norfolk (Va.) Virginian; Elizabeth Van Lew wants to join the choir of Grace Street Baptist Church – if she does, the place will be packed
1896-10-01, National Tribune; outstanding account of Lincoln’s visit to Richmond by a Union cavalry officer who was definitely present at the time– notes that Lincoln went to the White House of the Confederacy twice, takes direct aim at Graves’ account
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.
1899-08-10, National Tribune; “A Union Man in Richmond;” part four of serial account. Describes John Minor Bott’s stay in “a negro jail in Lombard Alley” [Castle Godwin], the economic situation in Richmond, the Battle of First Manassas
1899-09-21, National Tribune; “A Union Man in Richmond” part seven of serialized account. Describes the tough economic conditions in Richmond in 1863 (with a nice description of the scene at the Old Market), the small-pox epidemic in Richmond
1900-03-11, Richmond Times; lengthy description of Shockoe Cemetery, history and current conditions
1900-06-02, Richmond Times; complaint of two “trash piles” at Shockoe Cemetery
1900-07-12, National Tribune; good account of the fall of Richmond in 1865, by a boy who lived on Church Hill; notes that advancing Union troops were fired upon from convalescent patients from Chimborazo
1900-09-26, Richmond Dispatch; Miss Van Lew to be buried Friday – excellent details about the funeral. List of pall-bearers, including Franklin Stearns. Morbid curiosity attends her death – many seek to view her body, but are turned away unless they are c

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