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

Written Accounts 

1866-04-23, Richmond Dispatch; General U. S. Grant is in Richmond, staying at the Spotswood Hotel
1866-04-25, New York Herald; description of General Grant’s visit to Richmond – staying in the Spotswood and visiting battlefields.
1866-07-19, Richmond Dispatch; obituary notice for Dr. Wm. A. Carrington, former Medical Director of Confederate hospitals in Virginia
1867-02-13, Richmond Dispatch; Commander of Department of Henrico writes letter to Mayor Mayo complaining of a Confederate flag being displayed in Richmond, and Mayor’s response
1867-11-12, Richmond Whig; Brevet Lieutenant Colonel Thomas E. Rose (now Captain, 11th US Infantry) of Libby Prison tunnel fame, demands court of enquiry into unstated “certain charges made…in relation to his conduct and the discharge of his duty as super
1867-11-26, Richmond Whig; extremely detailed account of testimony against Col. Thomas E. Rose. Norris Montgomery mentioned
1868-01-21, Richmond Dispatch; General Grant and his wife are in town, staying in his brother-in-law’s house. Receives visitors
1868-01-23, Richmond Dispatch; General Grant to leave Richmond for Washington this morning
1868-01-23, Richmond Dispatch; General Schofield entertains the Peabody educational fund at his residence, the White House of the Confederacy. General Grant implied present
1868-05-16, Alexandria Gazette; Lt. H. S. Merrill of the Freedmen’s Bureau acquitted of charges by U. S. Circuit Court – deemed a conspiracy

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