Richmond Dispatch	10/30/1860; Political parties are meeting at various places, including Metropolitan Hall, First African Church, and Springfield Hall
Richmond Dispatch	10/30/1860; the upcoming cavalry encampment at the "Central Fair Grounds" will be called "Camp Lee," fifteen companies to attend
Richmond Dispatch	10/30/1860; nice description of the Mechanics’ Institute Fair and its attractions
Richmond Dispatch	10/30/1860; John Gorman, sailor on USS Brooklyn passes out drunk and taken to the Mayor who lets him go
Richmond Dispatch	10/30/1860; the iron bridge "over the Dock" at the foot of 17th street is nearly completed
Richmond Dispatch	10/30/1860; Curtis Peck (future obstruction at Drewry’s Bluff) makes run from Norfolk to Richmond in 8 1/2 hours
Richmond Dispatch	10/31/1860; diamond ring, old coin, and embroidered skirt stolen from the Mechanics’ Institute fair
Richmond Dispatch	10/31/1860; notes on the wool manufacturers of Virginia, especially Crenshaw Woolen mills.
Richmond Dispatch	10/31/1860; praises the establishment of Camp Lee and the upcoming cavalry encampment - in this time of "ominous clouds...none of us can tell how soon the services of the troops may be needed."
Richmond Dispatch	10/31/1860; the Mechanics’ Institute fair will close today
Richmond Dispatch	11/1/1860; notes on the success and proceeds of the late Agricultural Fair at the Central Fair Grounds
Richmond Dispatch	11/1/1860; Chapel of St. Paul’s on 5th, between Canal and Byrd Streets was consecrated yesterday
Richmond Dispatch	11/1/1860; more on John Gorman, the drunken sailor
Richmond Dispatch	11/1/1860; description of the danger posed to men slating the steeple of the Broad Street Church.
Richmond Dispatch	11/1/1860; Capt. Charles Dimmock has resigned from the board of the Central Agricultural Society
Richmond Dispatch	11/2/1860; a cavalry company from Caroline county will be attending the upcoming encampment - there will be 16 companies there
Richmond Dispatch	11/2/1860; paragraph about the Steam fire engine that was exhibited at the Mechanics’ Institute, now property of the city
Richmond Dispatch	11/2/1860; notes that Seaman’s Bethel Church is nearing completion
Richmond Dispatch	11/3/1860; adv for St. Francis de sales Infirmary, gives prices and names surgeons
Richmond Dispatch	11/3/1860; adv for Medical College Hospital, gives prices and names surgeons, McCaw, Gibson and Peticolas among them
Richmond Dispatch	11/3/1860; adv for the Main Street Hospital for slaves, "near the corner of Main and 26th streets," gives prices and names surgeons, F. W. Hancock and Peachy among them
Richmond Dispatch	11/6/1860; adv for Bellevue Hospital, gives prices and names surgeons and matron. Brief description of the interior
Richmond Dispatch	11/6/1860; paragraph noting the upcoming cavalry encampment and that a local citizen has donated a saddle to be won by competition - some of the troops named
Richmond Dispatch	11/6/1860; Metropolitan Hall has been the Breckinridge and Lane headquarters
Richmond Dispatch	11/6/1860; Richmond Howitzers receive six rifled cannon
Richmond Dispatch	11/6/1860; Capt. Dimmock has left Virginia t procure arms in Washington DC
Richmond Dispatch	11/7/1860; description of Election Day in Richmond - fights at Henrico Court House
Richmond Dispatch	11/7/1860; excellent details on Company G Hall, 28th and N sts., which is under construction
Richmond Dispatch	11/7/1860; Smith’s Armory Band plays at all the different political parties’ headquarters, including the African Church
Richmond Dispatch	11/7/1860; clarification of Capt. Dimmock’s mission to Washington DC
Richmond Dispatch	11/7/1860; the first troops are expected today at Camp Lee.
Richmond Dispatch	11/7/1860; 1st VA regiment will parade at Camp Lee on Friday, Nov. 9
Richmond Dispatch	11/7/1860; Executive Committee of the Central Agricultural Society to meet
Richmond Dispatch	11/8/1860; report from the board of the Richmond and York River Railroad; important details about RR’s plans and operations
Richmond Dispatch	11/8/1860; cavalry encampment at Camp Lee commences today - notes on the zeal of the soldiers and lists companies that have arrived. "The tents are pitched on the plat of ground behind the Exhibition Hall."
Richmond Dispatch	11/8/1860; Governor’s Guard parades around the city and proceeds to Camp Lee
Richmond Dispatch	11/8/1860; Col. Hardee has arrived to visit the encampment and stays with the Governor
Richmond Dispatch	11/9/1860; long and important article about Camp Lee - Col. Hardee has reviewed the troops, and gives lists of officers from different companies. First Regiment Virginia Volunteers will be there today.
Richmond Dispatch	11/10/1860; important description of review at Camp Lee; 1st VA Regiment parades, list given of companies participating. Hardee takes the review again.
Richmond Dispatch	11/12/1860; soldiers at Camp Lee conclude their encampment and are dismissed after parading through town and Capitol Square
Richmond Dispatch	11/12/1860; drunken butcher falls into the canal and drowns
Richmond Dispatch	11/12/1860; Dr. Peticolas has been appointed "Surgeon’s mate" in the 4th regiment of Artillery. Peachy is the Surgeon.
Richmond Dispatch	11/12/1860; paragraph praising Col. Hardee and thanking him "for coming here to instruct our troops in the art military"
Richmond Dispatch	11/12/1860; members of the cavalry companies have stayed behind at Richmond following the encampment
Richmond Dispatch	11/12/1860; British account of the Prince of Wales’ trip to Richmond - notes on the ill-taste of the "ruffianly" Richmond crowds, the Prince’s visit to the state Capitol (important anecdote about the Houdon statue), St. Paul’s Church, the fair grounds, Hollywood Cemetery, Governor’s Mansion, Ballard House
Richmond Dispatch	11/12/1860; Lamentation that the remains of Gen. Henry Lee have not been removed to Virginia - Camp Lee was named for him, and petition is circulated among the cavalrymen to have Lee’s remains returned
Richmond Dispatch	11/12/1860; Palmer & Allison’s tobacco factory, Cary St., "2d door above 19th st.," adv for lost money
Richmond Dispatch	3/11/1861; partnership of Libby and Burton is dissolved – Libby and Son to take its’ place at 20th and Cary.
Richmond Dispatch	4/1/1861; Spotswood Hotel has been opened
Richmond Dispatch	4/8/1861; Franklin & Co has received a large collection of stereo views and viewers
Richmond Dispatch	4/15/1861; Dr. Charles Bell Gibson (future surgeon of GH#1) has been appointed Surgeon General of Virginia forces
Richmond Dispatch	4/15/1861; Catesby Jones and Capt. Pegram are at the Exchange Hotel; M. F. Maury and R. M. T. Hunter are at the Spotswood
Richmond Dispatch	4/15/1861; Virginia Rifles are stationed at the "old U. S. Hotel" (later GH#10)
Richmond Dispatch	4/15/1861; Mechanics' Institute was "splendidly illuminated" last night
Richmond Dispatch	4/15/1861; account of the response in Richmond to the fall of Fort Sumter; extensive celebration and flag-raising at the Tredegar Iron Works
Richmond Dispatch	4/16/1861; Ad (including rates) for Bellevue Hospital
Richmond Dispatch	4/16/1861; Ad (including rates) for Main Street Hospital for slaves
Richmond Dispatch	4/17/1861; slave of Elizabeth Van Lew has been arrested for having a pass out of date
Richmond Dispatch	4/20/1861; Richmond Howitzers have moved into their new quarters under the Spotswood Hotel
Richmond Dispatch	4/22/1861; account of the excitement caused by the erroneous rumor that a Federal gunboat was ascending the James River.
Richmond Dispatch	4/23/1861; description of the arrival of Col. Robert E. Lee into Richmond and speech from the Spotswood Hotel
Richmond Dispatch	4/23/1861; Alexander Stephens has arrived in Richmond to discuss the entry of Virginia into the Confederacy; he is staying at the Exchange Hotel
Richmond Dispatch	4/23/1861; train has left the Fredericksburg depot to convey the VMI cadets to Richmond
Richmond Dispatch	4/23/1861; construction on the city railway continues
Richmond Dispatch	4/23/1861; Franklin Stearns, a wealthy Unionist, donates $500 to Varina Troop
Richmond Dispatch	4/24/1861; VMI cadets have arrived in Richmond and are quartered at the Fair Grounds (Camp Lee) and parade for the Governor on Capitol Square
Richmond Dispatch	4/24/1861; ladies of Church and Union Hills will meet today at Springfield Hall (future GH#26) to make bandages
Richmond Dispatch	4/24/1861; half dozen companies are encamped at the Fair Grounds - more expected today
Richmond Dispatch	4/24/1861; old U. S. Customs House is now being used as a stopping place for troops
Richmond Dispatch	4/24/1861; F. H. Smith, Judge Allen, and M. F. Maury are appointed military advisors for the Governor
Richmond Dispatch	4/24/1861; Co. K, 1st Virginia Inf., is headquartered in the old U. S. Hotel (later GH#10)
Richmond Dispatch	4/24/1861; all companies arriving in Richmond will immediately proceed to the Hermitage Fair Grounds (Camp Lee)
Richmond Dispatch	4/24/1861; exempted citizens of Henrico will meet at Howard's Grove to provide for city defense
Richmond Dispatch	4/26/1861; VMI cadets are drilling recruits at the Fair Grounds (Camp Lee)
Richmond Dispatch	4/26/1861; Tredegar Iron Works Battalion elects officers
Richmond Dispatch	4/26/1861; want ad for a drummer for the 1st South Carolina, stationed at the "New Poor House Building" (future GH#1)
Richmond Dispatch	4/26/1861; Ad for Vannerson's Photographic Gallery
Richmond Dispatch	4/27/1861; order to connect the railroads in Richmond and Petersburg
Richmond Dispatch	4/30/1861; provisions needed at Camp Lee hospital
Richmond Dispatch	5/2/1861; the city railroad has been advanced as far as the American hotel and is progressing nicely
Richmond Dispatch	5/2/1861; plans are being made to connect the RF&P and Richmond & Petersburg RRs through Richmond, and well as connections through Petersburg
Richmond Dispatch	5/3/1861; St. Francis de Sales Hospital is ready to accept patients
Richmond Dispatch	5/4/1861; Rev. Francis Boggs, the Chaplain at Camp Lee, has been elected Captain in the 1st VA Inf.
Richmond Dispatch	5/4/1861; Richmond Home Guard meets nightly near Springfield Hall (later GH#26) to drill
Richmond Dispatch	5/8/1861; Ad for Ree's photographic gallery
Richmond Dispatch	5/8/1861; recruiting rendezvous for Navy is at the warehouse of Libby & Son
Richmond Dispatch	5/9/1861; fire burns down building adjacent to Libby & Son's ship chandlery (later Libby Prison), which is saved by great exertions by firemen
Richmond Dispatch	5/10/1861; attempt to burn down Libby & Son's warehouse (later Libby Prison)
Richmond Dispatch	5/10/1861; Capt. J.E.B. Stuart has arrived in Richmond after resigning his commission
Richmond Dispatch	5/10/1861; Sailors are being recruited at the "Naval Rendezvous" which is in Libby & Son's warehouse (later Libby Prison)
Richmond Dispatch	5/10/1861; J. B. McCaw (later Surgeon in Charge at Chimborazo Hospital) amongst others is raising a company of mounted rifles
Richmond Dispatch	5/10/1861; advertisement for Rees' photographic gallery
Richmond Dispatch	5/10/1861; volunteer company is being raised at Springfield Hall (later General Hospital #26)
Richmond Dispatch	5/11/1861; editorial concerning the removal of the Confederate Capital to Richmond; very positive
Richmond Dispatch	5/11/1861; editorial on which song should be the new Confederate National Anthem; very negative towards "Dixie"
Richmond Dispatch	5/11/1861; building adjacent to Libby & Son's warehouse is still burning
Richmond Dispatch	5/15/1861; Howard's Grove use and description
Richmond Dispatch	5/16/1861; Richmond Howitzers have moved from Howard's Grove to Chimborazo Hill
Richmond Dispatch	5/18/1861; Hampden Artillery is stationed at the Baptist College (Richmond College, future Louisiana Hospital)
Richmond Dispatch	5/18/1861; Louisiana volunteers, stationed at Howard's Grove, are having difficulties with their laundresses
Richmond Dispatch	5/20/1861; two attempts to destroy the Tredegar Iron Works by fire
Richmond Dispatch	5/20/1861; area near the old United States Hotel (later GH#10) is the scene of bloody fights and drunken revelry
Richmond Dispatch	5/21/1861; 1st North Carolina regiment has arrived in Richmond, and is camped at Howard's Grove
Richmond Dispatch	5/21/1861; religious services are held at Camp Lee, administered by Dr. Hoge and Dr. Duncan
Richmond Dispatch	5/21/1861; description of the offices in the Customs House, and who occupies them
Richmond Dispatch	5/21/1861; 1st Tennessee Regiment is camped southeast of Howard's Grove, near the "Black Pond"
Richmond Dispatch	5/21/1861; C. S. Quartermaster warehouses are on Pearl Street (now 14th)
Richmond Dispatch	5/22/1861; incorrect threat of fire to the Tredegar Iron Works
Richmond Dispatch	5/25/1861; house burns down "opposite Hardgrove's factory"
Richmond Dispatch	5/27/1861; 2nd North Carolina regiment has been camped at Howard's Grove
Richmond Dispatch	5/29/1861; ladies of the Monumental Church are doing work for the soldiers in the Mechanics' Institute
Richmond Dispatch	5/29/1861; Richmond Home Artillery will meet tonight at the Mechanics' Institute
Richmond Dispatch	5/29/1861; State authorities are building a new stables at the corner of Broad and 11th
Richmond Dispatch	5/30/1861; great description of the arrival of President Jefferson Davis in Richmond and the celebration in the city as he is escorted to Spotswood Hotel; later he reviewed the troops at Camp Lee
Richmond Dispatch	6/1/1861; Drill room of Co. G has been converted into a hospital, 50 patients there now, mostly from Tennessee
Richmond Dispatch	6/1/1861; Description of the arrival of Gen. Beauregard at the Spotswood Hotel
Richmond Dispatch	6/1/1861; appeal for more workers on the city defenses
Richmond Dispatch	6/3/1861; Customs house is being readied for its occupancy by the Confederate Government
Richmond Dispatch	6/5/1861; Washington Artillery of New Orleans has arrived in Richmond and is camping at Howard's Grove
Richmond Dispatch	6/5/1861; Vicksburg Southrons arrive and parade in Capitol Square; they are then quartered at the Columbian Hotel
Richmond Dispatch	6/5/1861; Negroes are doing good work on the fortifications at Marion Hill (Battery #2)
Richmond Dispatch	6/7/1861; description of the explosion at the house of a chemist who was mixing fulminating powder; injured parties are at St. Francis de Sales Hospital
Richmond Dispatch	6/7/1861; Confederate Patent Office has been established at Goddin's Hall
Richmond Dispatch	6/7/1861; city laborers are at work on the defenses at Marion Hill (Battery #2)
Richmond Dispatch	6/10/1861; women who want to be nurses should apply to Mrs. A. F. Hopkins
Richmond Dispatch	6/10/1861; Mechanics' Institute is being cleared out; the War Department and Patent Office will soon have their offices here
Richmond Dispatch	6/10/1861; Dr. Bolton of Bellevue Hospital thanks the ladies of Church Hill for their help with the sick soldiers
Richmond Dispatch	6/10/1861; Tredegar Iron Works needs timber to build large building (probably the new gun foundry)
Richmond Dispatch	6/10/1861; Tredegar Iron Works needs carriage wheels
Richmond Dispatch	6/10/1861; Tredegar Iron Works needs Wheelwrights and Blacksmiths
Richmond Dispatch	6/12/1861; ladies of Church and Union Hills are nursing sick soldiers at Co. G Hall (later GH#27) and Springfield Hall (later GH#26)
Richmond Dispatch	6/13/1861; four prisoners of war arrive in Richmond
Richmond Dispatch	6/13/1861; man brought in to Mayor's court for allegedly keeping his bar open past ten o'clock
Richmond Dispatch	6/15/1861; a member of the New Orleans Zouaves gets married at the St. Charles Hotel (later GH#8)
Richmond Dispatch	6/20/1861; New Orleans Washington Artillery serenades President Davis at the Spotswood Hotel
Richmond Dispatch	6/20/1861; row of houses behind the Exchange Hotel are occupied by parties of a "dubious and uncertain character"
Richmond Dispatch	6/22/1861; City officials are fitting up the Brockenbrough mansion for occupancy by President Davis
Richmond Dispatch	6/22/1861; the Henry Clay statue on Capitol Square has become discolored by excessive handling
Richmond Dispatch	6/25/1861; Prisoner of war and a civilian spy are brought to Richmond and confined in "the large white building on the hill leading to Hollywood Cemetery" [probably VA Penitentiary]
Richmond Dispatch	6/25/1861; names of U. S. prisoners of war now confined in Richmond
Richmond Dispatch	6/25/1861; New Orleans Washington Artillery leaves Richmond for Manassas
Richmond Dispatch	6/25/1861; prisoners arrive in Richmond; the factory of Geo. Harwood (later GH#24) is being fitted up as a prison depot
Richmond Dispatch	6/25/1861; slave of J. B. Royster is arrested and punished for masquerading as a soldier
Richmond Dispatch	6/25/1861; Col. Gilham of VMI, currently commandant of Camp of Instruction, is raising an infantry regiment
Richmond Dispatch	6/27/1861; advertisement that the warehouse of L. Libby & Son is available for storage - says it could store 20,000 bushels of wheat or corn
Richmond Dispatch	6/27/1861; commencement exercises for the Richmond Female Institute will be held tomorrow
Richmond Dispatch	6/28/1861; editorial commending the efforts of Mrs. Judge Hopkins and other ladies providing nursing care
Richmond Dispatch	6/29/1861; men of Church and Union Hills will meet tonight at Company "G" Hall for the purposes of organizing for home defense
Richmond Dispatch	7/1/1861; Good description of Mason's Hall Hospital (GH#26)
Richmond Dispatch	7/1/1861; description of the commencement exercises at the Richmond Female Institute (future GH#4)
Richmond Dispatch	7/1/1861; company of Texas Rangers are camped at Howard's Grove
Richmond Dispatch	7/1/1861; member of the Tredegar Battalion is wounded by a bursting gun
Richmond Dispatch	7/1/1861; flowery description of Hollywood Cemetery; should be "ornament of the city."
Richmond Dispatch	7/1/1861; horse strays from the camp of The Washington Artillery, camped "near Howard's Grove"
Richmond Dispatch	7/1/1861; ad for Rees' photographic gallery
Richmond Dispatch	7/1/1861; two POWs arrive and are taken to the prison depot (Ligon's prison)
Richmond Dispatch	7/1/1861; Edmund Ruffin and others are staying at the Exchange Hotel
Richmond Dispatch	7/2/1861; description of "Mason's Hall," (GH#26) notes that it was opened 4 weeks ago for Tennesseans. Notes that more Tennesseans are at Company G Hall and Temperance Hall.
Richmond Dispatch	7/2/1861; prison depot is located two blocks from the Henrico Court House, and contains 75-100 prisoners
Richmond Dispatch	7/2/1861; Ellis' Battalion is meeting at Temperance Hall (future GH#26) on Church Hill
Richmond Dispatch	7/2/1861; description of fire at the Virginia State Penitentiary
Richmond Dispatch	7/2/1861; more on the wounding of a member of the Tredegar Battalion by a bursting gun
Richmond Dispatch	7/2/1861; 5th North Carolina Regiment arrives in Richmond and camps near the York River RR depot
Richmond Dispatch	7/3/1861; description of the role of the Garde Lafayette in putting out the fire at the Penitentiary
Richmond Dispatch	7/3/1861; Maryland Volunteers will be presented with a new flag at Camp Lee; mentions J. H. Winder presiding over the ceremonies
Richmond Dispatch	7/3/1861; Dr. Ryland, of Richmond College (future Louisiana Hospital), is publishing and working on behalf of the volunteers in the city
Richmond Dispatch	7/3/1861; Henrico Liberty Guard will meet at Company G hall
Richmond Dispatch	7/3/1861; Wood Turners and Pattern Makers are needed at the Tredegar Iron Works
Richmond Dispatch	7/3/1861; Artillery Drivers needed for the Washington Artillery at "Camp Beauregard, near Howard's Grove"
Richmond Dispatch	7/4/1861; statistics of tobacco warehouses in Richmond, including Seabrook's (future GH#9)
Richmond Dispatch	7/4/1861; damage from fire at Penitentiary less than feared
Richmond Dispatch	7/4/1861; lengthy (and graphic) account of an explosion near Thomas' Factory and the State Armory which killed local chemist Joseph Laidley
Richmond Dispatch	7/5/1861; Public guard makes its annual 4th of July parade on Capitol Square
Richmond Dispatch	7/5/1861; Tredegar Battalion (numbering 360) parades through the streets
Richmond Dispatch	7/5/1861; Thomas Artillery stationed at "Camp Chimborazo," fired July 4 salute.
Richmond Dispatch	7/5/1861; George Watt finds a little negro girl "near the new fair grounds"
Richmond Dispatch	7/6/1861; description of target practice by the Tredegar Battalion after their parade
Richmond Dispatch	7/6/1861; Gov. Letcher appoints VMI officers to the Provisional Army of Virginia
Richmond Dispatch	7/6/1861; officers for the Maryland Zouaves are elected; G. W. Alexander is 1st Lieutenant (later Castle Thunder commandant)
Richmond Dispatch	7/6/1861; City Railroad is not running because of lack of cars
Richmond Dispatch	7/8/1861; word of caution about conditions at the cartridge making facility at Thomas's Factory
Richmond Dispatch	7/8/1861; damage at Penitentiary is less than earlier supposed
Richmond Dispatch	7/8/1861; West & Johnston's has published 10,000 copies of Gilham's manual
Richmond Dispatch	7/8/1861; Washington Artillery has left Richmond
Richmond Dispatch	7/10/1861; J. B. McCaw is "Consulting Physician" for the Virginia Life Insurance Company
Richmond Dispatch	7/10/1861; military school has been set up at UVA - commanded by VMI graduate
Richmond Dispatch	7/10/1861; notes on one of the speeches at the commencement at the Richmond Female Institute
Richmond Dispatch	7/10/1861; ad from Co. A,  Tredegar Battalion expressing thanks to various persons
Richmond Dispatch	7/10/1861; report of a collision on the Virginia Central and R. F. & P. RRs
Richmond Dispatch	7/10/1861; Dr. Hoge, chaplain at Camp Lee, has set up collection place for donations next to the R. F. & P. depot
Richmond Dispatch	7/12/1861; huge flagpole will be raised above the Custom House
Richmond Dispatch	7/12/1861; 18th street, between Grace and Franklin, is being paved with granite
Richmond Dispatch	7/13/1861; description of cartridge making in Thomas' factory, and refutation of the claim that care is not taken there
Richmond Dispatch	7/15/1861; brief description of "the hospital on 26th street;" probably Ross' factory
Richmond Dispatch	7/15/1861; description of the wild reaction in Richmond when "live Yankees" pass through the town
Richmond Dispatch	7/16/1861; the Bloody Run Guard will meet at Company G hall
Richmond Dispatch	7/16/1861; 15 recruits needed for the Hampden Artillery at Camp Chimborazo
Richmond Dispatch	7/16/1861; POWs from Yorktown arrive, and are taken to the prison depot; some are from the "scum of Baltimore," and one a spy
Richmond Dispatch	7/17/1861; Hotel arrivals; Dr. Thom and Thomas Clingman are at the Spotswood
Richmond Dispatch	7/17/1861; 5th North Carolina arrives in Richmond and goes into camp near Howard's Grove
Richmond Dispatch	7/18/1861; some prisoners removed from the Prison depot to parts unknown
Richmond Dispatch	7/18/1861; notes that negro workers on the fortifications seem to happy to be aiding "their native state"
Richmond Dispatch	7/18/1861; Henrico Liberty Guard will attend meetings at Company G Hall
Richmond Dispatch	7/19/1861; description of funeral of Micajah Bates in Hollywood Cemetery
Richmond Dispatch	7/19/1861; two cows strayed from George Watt
Richmond Dispatch	7/20/1861; brief description of the "Temperance Hall Hospital"; probably Springfield Hall
Richmond Dispatch	7/20/1861; belief expressed that there will be a large number of prisoners arriving soon; 21 brought in yesterday
Richmond Dispatch	7/20/1861; belief expressed that John H. Winder will be appointed commander of the 6th South Carolina Regiment
Richmond Dispatch	7/20/1861; Sergeant from the Richmond Zouaves returns to Richmond to fill up their ranks. They are commanded by a graduate of VMI
Richmond Dispatch	7/22/1861; wounded Kentuckian is taken to the hospital at the "new Alms House" (future GH#1)
Richmond Dispatch	7/22/1861; 56 prisoners arrived yesterday and were taken to the prison depot on Main street
Richmond Dispatch	7/23/1861; 4th company of Richmond Howitzers, camped at the New Fair Grounds, need 30 men to bring them up to full strength
Richmond Dispatch	7/23/1861; Captain of the Washington Artillery is wounded and in Richmond in a private home; many members of the Montgomery guard are in the Medical College hospital
Richmond Dispatch	7/23/1861; report of the city committee to deal with wounded from the Battle of First Manassas. Drs. McCaw and Hancock (amongst others) are to go to Manassas, while Luther Libby and George S. Palmer (amongst others) are on a committee to procure accommodations.
Richmond Dispatch	7/24/1861; description of the arrival of the bodies of Generals Bartow and Bee in Richmond and conveyance to the Capitol to lie in state
Richmond Dispatch	7/24/1861; anxiety in Richmond over the slain at First Manassas; huge crowds assemble at the Central depot, where "Gen." Davis (the President) arrives and addresses the crowd
Richmond Dispatch	7/24/1861; 631 prisoners arrive from Manassas and are taken to the prison depot - six hundred more are expected soon
Richmond Dispatch	7/24/1861; "Gen." (President) Davis gives an inspirational speech from the Spotswood Hotel
Richmond Dispatch	7/24/1861; Dr. George R. C. Todd, the brother-in-law of Abraham Lincoln, was acquitted of disloyalty
Richmond Dispatch	7/24/1861; Runaway slave from the Tredegar Iron Works
Richmond Dispatch	7/25/1861; trains arrive from Manassas bearing wounded, who are taken to private homes for treatment; 500-600 POWs are set to arrive; the prison depot is already full; notes that General Corcoran arrived in Richmond two days ago
Richmond Dispatch	7/25/1861; many sick and wounded are arriving in Richmond and put in private homes for treatment - notes that they suffer "like heroes"; Committee for their reception is constantly at work
Richmond Dispatch	7/25/1861; wounded POWs of Ellsworth's Zouaves are taken to the Alms House for treatment - expresses belief that these men are a very "hard set," and "villains of a low degree," and don't deserve any kindness
Richmond Dispatch	7/25/1861; bodies of Bartow, Bee, and Johnston were escorted from the Capitol to the Petersburg depot for transportation South
Richmond Dispatch	7/26/1861; 17 Union surgeons are POWs; one is the son of a big New York tobacco merchant and is in Howard's factory
Richmond Dispatch	7/27/1861; brief description of the hospital at Mason Hall Church; also description of the "Springfield Temperance" hospital (future GH#26), in the same neighborhood; notes they are both filling up
Richmond Dispatch	7/27/1861; ten wounded soldiers taken to the alms house hospital
Richmond Dispatch	7/27/1861; G. D. Harwood's (future GH#22) warehouse is currently being used as a prison
Richmond Dispatch	7/29/1861; letter describing poor medical treatment at Camp Lee, and praise of the treatment provided by the Richmond ladies
Richmond Dispatch	7/31/1861; 78 wounded POWs brought to Richmond, including a Richmonder in exile
Richmond Dispatch	7/31/1861; two deaths (at Mason's Hall and Bellevue respectively) and burial at Hollywood cemetery
Richmond Dispatch	7/31/1861; Henrico Liberty Guard is organizing at Company G Hall
Richmond Dispatch	7/31/1861; applications for clothing for wounded or sick soldiers can be made at St. Charles Hospital (future GH#8)
Richmond Dispatch	7/31/1861; lists of patients in the city are at the Intelligence Office at the St. Charles Hospital
Richmond Dispatch	7/31/1861; Dr. F. W. Hancock has returned from Manassas, with reports on their needs; the Committee is still working to provide for the wounded
Richmond Dispatch	8/1/1861; funeral of a Mississippian will take place at St. Charles Hospital (future GH#8)
Richmond Dispatch	8/1/1861; two POWs arrive - one a spy
Richmond Dispatch	8/1/1861; families who have sick and wounded soldiers in their homes are requested to call their family physicians or report to "hospital on 26th, near Main" (probably Ross' factory)
Richmond Dispatch	8/1/1861; report of a body left on the platform at the Virginia Central depot
Richmond Dispatch	8/1/1861; reflection on the religious nature of the Civil War - declares that the war is a religious war
Richmond Dispatch	8/2/1861; hospital established for prisoners at Ross' Factory
Richmond Dispatch	8/2/1861; statistics of city tobacco warehouses, including Seabrook's, showing a marked decline from the same time a year before
Richmond Dispatch	8/2/1861; soldiers encamped near Hollywood Cemetery are requested not to fire their weapons into the cemetery, after funeral attendee is struck by a spent bullet
Richmond Dispatch	8/2/1861; 70 wounded POWs brought to Richmond
Richmond Dispatch	8/2/1861; 15 negro men wanted to work in the Alms House Hospital
Richmond Dispatch	8/2/1861; rumor of body on the platform at the Virginia Central depot is false
Richmond Dispatch	8/3/1861; the number of wounded POWs is now near 500 and more arriving; medicines will be needed
Richmond Dispatch	8/3/1861; Cook, Servants, and Cleaning Women needed at the St. Charles Hospital.
Richmond Dispatch	8/3/1861; 3 Chambermaids and a Porter are needed at the Spotswood Hotel
Richmond Dispatch	8/3/1861; Jas. H. Burton, Supt. C. S. Armory, taking bids for stone.
Richmond Dispatch	8/3/1861; appointment of new superintendent of the Richmond and York River RR
Richmond Dispatch	8/3/1861; great description of train accident on the Central Railroad, near Hanover Junction
Richmond Dispatch	8/4/1861; more details on the Hanover Junction train wreck
Richmond Dispatch	8/5/1861; 74 new Yankee POWs arrive - housed at prison in Jefferson Ward
Richmond Dispatch	8/6/1861; Medical College Hospital needs servant & washerwoman
Richmond Dispatch	8/6/1861; Henrico Liberty Guard to meet at Company G Hall
Richmond Dispatch	8/6/1861; Geo. Watt & Co. selling bowie knives & Artillery swords
Richmond Dispatch	8/6/1861; 17 Yankee POWs have died in Richmond so far
Richmond Dispatch	8/6/1861; soldier from the 20th VA died at the St. Charles Hospital
Richmond Dispatch	8/6/1861; funeral of soldier from St. Charles Hospital
Richmond Dispatch	8/7/1861; Court Martial at Hermitage Fair Grounds. Col. Wigfall to be President
Richmond Dispatch	8/7/1861; ad for tobacco from Turpin & Yarbrough's factory
Richmond Dispatch	8/8/1861; St. Charles Hosp. (GH#8) has 160 patients
Richmond Dispatch	8/8/1861; nearly 300 Yankee POWs at Alms House; mentions Col. Wilcox and Capt. Ricketts being there
Richmond Dispatch	8/8/1861; Mrs. Judge Hopkins' hospital, 5th bw Clay & Leigh, remarkably neat, etc
Richmond Dispatch	8/8/1861; description of an officers' suicide at the Ballard House
Richmond Dispatch	8/8/1861; 109 prisoners in the city jail
Richmond Dispatch	8/9/1861; notes on high POW mortality
Richmond Dispatch	8/9/1861; 11 Yankee POWs arrive
Richmond Dispatch	8/10/1861; sawdust sprinkled on Wall st. to deaden noise near St. Charles Hospital
Richmond Dispatch	8/10/1861; Dr. E. S. Gaillard awarded $100 for dissertation on ozone
Richmond Dispatch	8/12/1861; three deaths at Bellevue Hospital and burials in Hollywood Cemetery
Richmond Dispatch	8/12/1861; Ad for Singer's Barrel factory, Cary bw 18th & 19th
Richmond Dispatch	8/12/1861; 3 negro nurses needed for Medical College Hospital
Richmond Dispatch	8/12/1861; letter from POW of 69th NY, at Alms House Hospital
Richmond Dispatch	8/13/1861; St. Charles Hospital "greatly in need of nurses"
Richmond Dispatch	8/13/1861; St. Charles & Wall St. Hospitals contain more than 460 patients
Richmond Dispatch	8/14/1861; Mrs. Jefferson Davis applies for carriage driver & dining room waiter
Richmond Dispatch	8/15/1861; hospital at Gilliam's Factory (General Hospital #3) needs supplies
Richmond Dispatch	8/15/1861; Yankee POW escapes from Harwood's Factory, but recaptured - details on capture by Henrico minister
Richmond Dispatch	8/15/1861; note from Mrs. Judge Hopkins, thanking donors to Alabama Hospital
Richmond Dispatch	8/15/1861; Armory is taking bids for building a brick wall
Richmond Dispatch	8/15/1861; notes on individual prisoners recently arrived from Norfolk
Richmond Dispatch	8/15/1861; a dozen Manassas POWs arrive, and taken to the prison on Main Street
Richmond Dispatch	8/16/1861; 4th Company of Richmond Howitzers are gathering at New Fairgrounds (Camp Lee)
Richmond Dispatch	8/16/1861; list of donations to the St. Charles Hospital - includes donations from the children at the Lancastrian school, as well as the workers of the C. S. Laboratory
Richmond Dispatch	8/17/1861; Mrs. A. F. Hopkins of Mobile in town, collecting & disbursing supplies for Ladies Military Aid Society of Mobile
Richmond Dispatch	8/17/1861; 2 escapees from Harwood's recaptured in King William County
Richmond Dispatch	8/20/1861; detailed account of visit to Alms House Prison Hospital
Richmond Dispatch	8/20/1861; paragraph on grave-digging at Hollywood; nearly 100 soldier graves already
Richmond Dispatch	8/21/1861; ad for someone to superintend St. Charles Hospital
Richmond Dispatch	8/21/1861; St. Charles Hospital feeding hundreds daily, on private contributions
Richmond Dispatch	8/22/1861; 2 POWs recaptured after escaping from Main St. prison