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

Written Accounts 

1865-04-20, Richmond Whig; General Orders detailing the Provost arrangements for Richmond. All troops to be encamped outside the city, and the 24th Massachusetts Infantry to do Provost duty – 20th New York Cavalry to patrol
1865-04-20, Richmond Whig; notice to the people of Richmond that “no difficulty” will be made to those attempting to bring market wares in to Richmond – shopkeepers and other businesses encouraged to reopen as soon as possible
1865-04-20, Richmond Whig; Official directory of US officials in 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
1865-04-29, National Archives; Summary of Edward G. Higginbotham Compiled Service Record
1865-05-02, Richmond Whig; prominent Richmonders, including Joseph R. Anderson, have taken the oath of allegiance to the U.S.
1865-05-16, Richmond Whig; Isaac Carrington, former CS Provost Marshal of Richmond, has been put in Castle Thunder
1865-05-17, Richmond Commercial Bulletin; papers of Surgeon General Moore have bee captured in Charlotte, NC.
1865-05-19, Richmond Whig; Hero, the dog formerly used as a guard dog at Castle Thunder has been shipped North
1865-05-22, Richmond Whig; BG Henry Abbott assigned to Artillery chief for Virginia and will garrison batteries around the city

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