Petersburg
Information about Petersburg during the Civil War.

Written Accounts

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
1867-03-29, Richmond Dispatch; list of National Cemeteries and numbers of dead interred. Richmond Nation Cemetery is noted as “not completed”
1867-08-28, Richmond Dispatch; little boy jumps on train on Broad street, falls, has legs crushed, and later dies – son of soldier killed at Ft. Gregg at Petersburg
1868, Behind the Scenes - Keckley; recollection of Mary Lincoln's African-American servant pertaining to Mary Lincoln's visit to Richmond and Petersburg, a day after Lincoln toured the city. Valuable details.
1870, Thomas Bean Letter; excerpt of reminiscence of Belle Isle prisoner from 1864. Excellent details on intake of prisoners and layout of Belle Isle.
1871-01-25, Richmond Dispatch; obituary of Dr. John Minge, formerly of Chimborazo Hospital
1874, The Falling Flag; Evacuation of Richmond, Retreat and Surrender at Appomattox; detailed Confederate account of the evacuation of Richmond
1876-05-31, Richmond Dispatch; lengthy description of the Richmond National Cemetery and the Federal decoration day taking place there
1877-06-01, Ouachita (Monroe, La.) ; the one object of Virginia politicians” has been the removal of Miss Van Lew from the post office at Richmond – says Mosby was behind this
1883-06-24, Richmond Dispatch; obituary of John Randolph Tucker, former commander of the James River squadron – Drewry’s Bluff mentioned extensively

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