1865 Written Accounts
Written accounts from various sources about Richmond, VA during the Civil War.

1865-05-06, Richmond Commercial Bulletin; Free soup being distributed under Metropolitan Hall by the U. S. Christian Commission
1865-05-06, Richmond Commercial Bulletin; General Dent, military governor, has ordered small pox vaccinations for everyone in the city – free vaccinations to take place at Libby Prison, Stuart Hospital and the “U. S. Dispensary, corner of Broad and 8th”
1865-05-06, Richmond Commercial Bulletin; General Halleck has established a Bureau of Public Archives
1865-05-06, Richmond Commercial Bulletin; Military directory of Richmond
1865-05-06, Richmond Commercial Bulletin; Notes on the “cheap bread” now sold by U. S. authorities – anyone caught buying this bread for resale to be arrested
1865-05-06, Richmond Commercial Bulletin; paper advocates the creation of “a street horse railway”
1865-05-06, Richmond Commercial Bulletin; Robert Ould and William H. Hatch are in Libby Prison under charge of embezzlement of prisoner of war funds
1865-05-06, Richmond Commercial Bulletin; Second and Fifth Corps to march through Richmond today – now stationed at Manchester
1865-05-09, Richmond Whig; Libby Prison and Castle Thunder have new signs
1865-05-11, Hartford (CT) Daily Courant; members of Co. D, 1st CT Heavy Aritllery at Fort Darling believe they will be sent home soon

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