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

Written Accounts 

1865-09-30, Richmond Commercial Bulletin; Marmaduke Johnson meets with Richard Turner at the State Penitentiary – Johnson is his lawyer and believes he can “disprove the charges”
1865-10-11, Richmond Dispatch; Joseph R. Anderson of the Tredegar Iron Works has been pardoned. “This secures the uninterrupted working of the most important manufacturing establishment in the State, and one which gives employment to the largest number of
1865-10-17, Amnesty File; G. W. Alexander applies for pardon to Pres. Johnson. No mention of Castle Thunder service, but important personal details
1865-12-20, Official Records, Ser. I, Vol. XLVI/1, p. 1292-1295; Ewell's report on the fall of Richmond and the retreat to Appomattox
1866-01-12, Richmond Whig; Medical College has established a clinic for the poor; Dr. McGuire lectures at Howard’s Grove hospital – discusses his surgeries of Jackson, Ewell and Trimble
1866-01-17, Richmond Examiner; Captain J. M. Schoonmaker relieved of command of Libby Prison, succeeded by Lt. Hinton of the 12th US
1866-01-17, Richmond Examiner; Gen. James H. Wilson (U. S.) is in town and staying at the Ballard House
1866-01-17, Richmond Examiner; General J. L. Rosser (C. S.) is in the city
1866-01-23, Richmond Examiner; Joseph Mayo, former Mayor of Richmond, has resumed law practice, office on Governor Street, adjacent to the Richmond House. He will practice “in all the courts of record, but not in the Mayor’s or Freedmen’s Court”
1866-02-01, Richmond Examiner; Governor Pierpont will hold his first public reception at the Governor’s mansion this evening.

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