|
Richmond
Dispatch |
1/2/1863;
Confederate Laboratory has moved to Brown's Island, and 300 females are now
working there. Describes the island's prior uses. |
|
Richmond
Dispatch |
1/5/1863;
excellent description of the Confederate Laboratory |
|
Richmond
Dispatch |
1/5/1863;
Gen Winder is renting a warehouse near Libby to accommodate influx of
prisoners - 1600 in Libby now |
|
Richmond
Dispatch |
1/17/1863;
Belle Isle is ordered to be fitted up for prison use - huts and tents are
ordered erected |
|
Richmond
Dispatch |
1/17/1863;
1600 prisoners arrive from the western theater; notes the number of
prisoners in the following prisons: Mayo's factory, prison opposite Castle
Thunder, and Libby Prison |
|
National
Archives, M346 |
7/8/1864; CS
Govt. will pay the RF&P RR 50% more to assist them in making repairs to
damage done to it during the recent raids |
|
Hughes, Thomas. A Boy's
Experiences in the Civil War 1860-1865, 1904 |
late 1864;
excellent description of the VMI cadets' use of the Alms House as barracks
and classrooms and cadet life in general; also mentions the cadets tending
Confederate graves in Hollywood cemetery after the war |
|
Richmond
Dispatch |
6/30/1894;
great description of Richmond for the Confederate reunion, focusing on how
much has changed since the war |
