Women
Information about women in Richmond, VA during the Civil War.

Written Accounts

1913-09-14, Richmond Times-Dispatch; report that Col. S. W Snyder, a former Union soldier and then-superintendent of the Tredegar Iron Works, was detailed by J. R. Anderson to prepare the ground at Hollywood Cemetery for the erection of the Confederate Mo
1916-07-26, Richmond Times Dispatch; obituary for Sallie L. Tompkins
1916, Confederate Veteran, Vol. 24, p. 484; notes that the room in which Sally Tompkins died has been turned in to a memorial room
1916, Confederate Veteran, Vol. 24, p. 521-524; "Captain Sallie Tompkins"; notes that Sally Tompkins has died, and gives descriptions of her life
1922-07-09, Richmond Times-Dispatch; recollection of Richmond in the 1870s. Chimborazo buildings still present, details on people, industry, newspapers, churches and politics
1929, The Black Swan; "The Libby Lion;" article written by the son of R. R. "Dick" Turner, describing his boyhood and experiences with his father. Notes that his Dick Turner was "on the staff of General Winder, with the rank of Captain
1932-06, Richmond Magazine; "The Confederate Tradition of Richmond." Freeman, Douglas Southall, p. 42.
1934-07, Virginia Medical Monthly; Hume, Edgar Erskine.; "Chimborazo Hospital, Confederate States Army, America's Largest Military Hospital"
1936-08-30, Richmond Times-Dispatch; Description of Robertson hospital and Sally Tompkins, includes recollections of a former matron, Emmie Crump Lightfoot. Chimborazo mentioned.
1956, 1957, Virginia Cavalcade, vol. 6 (summer 1956-spring 1957), pp. 35-41; Coleman, Elizabeth Dabney. "The Captain Was a Lady."

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