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

1866-07-19, Richmond Dispatch; obituary notice for Dr. Wm. A. Carrington, former Medical Director of Confederate hospitals in Virginia
1866-07-19, Richmond Dispatch; Richmond Howitzer “Memorial Confederation” has formed in Richmond – already corresponding with the Hollywood ladies about disinterring bodies along the Williamsburg Road
1866-07-20, New York Times; fascinating account of the execution of a former USCT soldier for murder. Execution took place inside Libby Prison. Rope snapped the first time, requiring a second attempt. Notes that the man had been a soldier
1866-08-11, Richmond Dispatch; detailed list of reinterments of Union dead at the various national cemeteries – Belle Isle, Cold Harbor, Malvern Hill, Seven Pines, Fort Harrison, Hollywood and Oakwood included
1866-08-20, Richmond Dispatch; Camp Jackson (formerly Winder Hospital) has been renamed “Camp Grant”
1866-09-19, Richmond Dispatch; 1st and 2nd battalions move back to Camp Grant from Camp Scott after a cholera outbreak
1866-10-22, Richmond Dispatch; negroes living at Chimborazo are engaging in “careless and continued firing of muskets”- close calls with citizens and bullets reported. City police are powerless to stop it – complaints now made to Henrico county authoritie
1866-10-22, Richmond Dispatch; shootout on Bank street between two former Confederate officers – no arrests made
1866-10-27, Sunbury (PA) American; Tredegar is receiving rails damaged by Sheridan to be reworked
1866-10-31, Richmond Dispatch; Gen. Schofield to review troops at Camp Grant today at 9 AM

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