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

1891-04-26, New York Times; part twelve of serialized account of life in Libby. Good description of GH#10 as a Union prison hospital - indicates that the hospital was in conjunction with Libby Prison in 1864.
1891-06-03, Wisconsin MOLLUS, Vol. I, Milwaukee, 1891, pp. 394-409; By Bvt. Brig. Gen. Harrison C. Hobart, entitled: "Libby Prison - The Escape." Describes Life in Libby Prison from 9/30/1863 until his escape on Feb. 9th, 1864
1891-07-12, Richmond Dispatch; letter to the editor regarding treatment of Confederates in Libby Prison after the evacuation of Richmond
1891-08-20, National Tribune; good account of life in Richmond prisons in 1861
1891-12-22, Richmond Dispatch; editorial comment on a New York Herald article about the Libby Prison escape, including the name of a Confederate guard who claimed to have aided in the escape (probably fictionally)
1891-12-25, Shenandoah Herald (Woodstock, Va.); Elizabeth Van Lew sends in protest notice along with her taxes, claiming she believes it a crime to tax women without representation
1891-12-29, National Tribune; Excellent set of letters from Libby Prison, recounting treatment and life in prison. Mentions purchasing one of the Rees images from the prison guards, and sending it North.
1891-12-31, National Tribune; brief account of incarceration in Pemberton Prison
1891, "First Burial of General Hill's Remains."; Hill, G. Powell. Southern Historical Society Papers 31 (1891), pp. 183-186.
1891, Transactions of the American Clinical and Climatological Association; memorial of Dr. A. Y. P. Garnett, provides invaluable details on genealogy.

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