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

1871-08-12, Richmond Dispatch; description of a visit to the Cold Harbor and Gaines’ Mill battlefields. Describes earthworks vanishing, and the Cold Harbor National Cemetery
1871-08-18, Richmond Daily State Journal; man drowns on his way to Belle Isle when his boat capsizes.
1871-08-25, Richmond Dispatch; employee of Tredegar badly injured by a spike forced through his neck – spike not found in neck
1871-08-25, Richmond Dispatch; excursionists from Litchfield, CT, (probable 2CTHA veterans) spend the day examining the Cold Harbor battlefield.
1871-09-02, Richmond Daily State Journal; petition to be presented to City Council to sell Libby Hill and buy Chimborazo, which is in “every way adapted for a beautiful and attractive park.”
1871-09-02, Richmond Dispatch; petition before City Council to sell Libby Hill lots in order to purchase Chimborazo for use as a public park
1871-11-08, Western Reserve (Warren, Ohio) Chronicle; John H. Snyder, of Tredegar, has invented a machine which manufactures 100 horseshoes a minute.
1871-11-14, Memphis (Tenn.) Daily Appeal; excerpt from a column related to Southern boosterism, proclaiming the success of the Tredegar Iron Works in securing rail contracts.
1871-11-17, Richmond Daily State Journal; Old Dominion Iron and Nail Works on Belle Isle is expanding, and getting its iron from the Adirondacks.
1871-12-15, Richmond Dispatch; three “shanties” at Chimborazo burn – fireman cannot assist due to lack of water

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