Industrial Sites
Information about Industrial Sites in Richmond, VA during the Civil War.

Written Accounts

1863-12-16, Richmond Sentinel; tobacco factory of Lawrence Lottier (later involved with Chimborazo Hospital) burns down
1863-12-17, Richmond Sentinel; walls of the ruined Crenshaw Woolen Mills collapse. Notes that the mill site had recently been purchased by Tredegar
1864-02-24, Richmond Sentinel; description of the fire and explosion of the Confederate Coffee factory on Cary and 17th
1864-02-29, Richmond Whig; bell at the first market has cracked, which had given the fire alarm. Advocates the "bell house" at Capitol Square do the job in the meantime
1864-06-17, Richmond Examiner; describes the beneficial use of tobacco warehouses as prisons and hospitals to the Confederacy
1864-08-08, Richmond Dispatch; Very gruesome account of a shell explosion at the foundry in Manchester - eight killed
1864-08-31, Richmond Dispatch; Shell exploded in the furnace of W. B. Cook's foundry, no injuries
1864-09-02, Richmond Dispatch; False fire alarm caused by the burning of a chimney
1864-11-15, Richmond Enquirer; great description of the operation of the Ordnance Department - mentions the Arsenal at length
1865-04-04, Richmond Whig; excellent account of the evacuation and burning of Richmond; mentions Smith's factory, "on 21st street" burning

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