Government Officials
Information on government officials in Richmond during the Civil War

Written Accounts 

1865-04-10, New York Times; incredible dispatches from Richmond describing the early days of Richmond’s occupation, Lincoln’s visit and the visits of other dignitaries.
1865-04-10, Richmond Whig; Official directory of US officials in Richmond
1865-04-13, New York Herald; lengthy dispatches from Richmond detailing conditions there, Dahlgren’s body being recovered and sent north, Tredegar, prisons, and Lincoln’s plan for peace
1865-04-14, New York Herald; details on the plan for the Virginia legislature to meet – other accounts of destroyed French tobacco
1865-04-18, Richmond Whig; former Castle Thunder officials turn themselves in
1865-04-18, Richmond Whig; Gen. Grant had been expected to arrive in Richmond this afternoon
1865-04-18, Richmond Whig; important list of staff officers under General Ord, now in Richmond
1865-04-18, Richmond Whig; minute guns were fired by the fleet at Rocketts in honor of President Lincoln
1865-04-18, Richmond Whig; Theatre closed last night “in view of the general grief at the death of President Lincoln.”
1865-04-20, Richmond Whig; description of the death of R. H. Lorton, collector of C. S. Customs and Chimborazo neighbor, while watching the Union soldiers enter Richmond on April 3, 1865

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