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Rock Battles & Gangs
Information about rock battles and boy gangs in Richmond, VA during the Civil War.

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1862-10-08, Richmond Dispatch; gang of thugs roaming Church Hill
1863-02-02, Richmond Dispatch; negro robbed by teenagers, corner 25th & Main
1863-04-04, Richmond Examiner; youthful rock battles are occurring daily on Gamble's Hill
1864-03-16, Richmond Whig; soldier at Battery No. 3 is arrested for stealing two trunks
1864-06-24, Richmond Sentinel; boys are throwing stones at the Washington and Clay monuments and each other. The mayor clamps down and orders all offenders arrested.
1864-06-24, Richmond Whig; Tredegar operative charged with stealing nails
1864-07-20, Richmond Dispatch; Attempted murder of a man by a gang in the "Cash Corner Hill" neighborhood
1864-11-07, Richmond Sentinel; two boys arrested near the Second Baptist Church for throwing rocks. They are members of the "basin cats."
1865-08-18, Richmond Commercial Bulletin; Henry Clay Statue in Capitol Square is the target of rock-throwing “unwhipt young rascals”
1865-10-30, Richmond Commercial Bulletin; rock battles continuing by children of Richmond

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