1864 Written Accounts
Written accounts in 1864 from various sources about Richmond, VA during the Civil War.

1864-04-29, Richmond Whig; Richmond hospitals are said to send all the patients to Petersburg, and to clean out all the hospitals in preparation for the spring campaign
1864-04, CSMSJ Vol. I, No. 4; report of John Stainback Wilson, Surg. Jackson Hospital of an interesting resection case
1864-05-02, National Archives; McCaw gets dressed down for opening 4 Divisions with only 1008 patients
1864-05-02, National Archives; Sick and wounded at Chimborazo who will not be ready for duty in 10 days will be sent to other hospitals outside of Richmond
1864-05-02, Richmond Dispatch; Jefferson Davis's son Joseph is killed in a fall from a balcony of the White House of the Confederacy
1864-05-02, Richmond Dispatch; two Federals escape from Libby Prison
1864-05-02, Richmond Sentinel; "two or three" yankees escape from Libby Prison
1864-05-02, Richmond Sentinel; 380 paroled Confederates arrive at Rocketts - officers are taken to the Officer's Hospital (GH#4) and enlisted men are taken to Chimboraz
1864-05-02, Richmond Sentinel; Dr. Mary Walker's appearance in Richmond causes quite an excitement - she is taken to Gen. Winder's office, then to Castle Thunder
1864-05-02, Richmond Sentinel; Jefferson Davis's son Joseph is killed in a fall from a balcony of the White House of the Confederacy

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