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

Written Accounts 

1865-05-25, National Republican (Washington, DC); Erasmus Ross and Lt. Latouche of Libby Prison testify about the mining of Libby Prison during the Dahlgren Raid
1865-06-05, Sacramento (CA) Daily Union; detailed description of Libby Prison, “then and now,” from a former prisoner
1865-06-08, White Cloud (Kan.) Chief; R. M. T. Hunter has been arrested and imprisoned on “a gunboat in the James.”
1865-06-16, Richmond Whig; Major General Ord left Richmond yesterday, relieved by Gen. Terry
1865-06-19, Richmond Whig; Dick Turner, former jailor of Libby Prison, recaptured at his home on Union Hill
1865-06-22, National Archives; Former U.S. Supreme Court Justice John A. Campbell comments on Lincoln's visit and peace plan
1865-06-23, New York Herald; important letter from Ewell describing his frustrations about the burning of Richmond – “I did not exceed, but fell short of my instructions.”
1865-06-23, Richmond Whig; Ould, Carrington, and Hatch taken from Libby Prison to Caste Thunder. Libby to be cleared of prisoners and turned into a depot
1865-06-28, Richmond Whig; Isaac Carrington has been paroled from Castle Thunder
1865-06-29, Richmond Whig; report that Thomas P. Turner, former commandant of Libby, and George W. Alexander, formerly of Castle Thunder, have arrived in London

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