10/6/1862; long
description of 10/4 execution of two 14th Va men: Patrick McGowan & John
Kelleher. Taken from Castle Thunder to Camp Lee in “large omnibus” of
Exchange Hotel, escorted by Wrenn’s Henrico cavalry. Part of Cyrus
Bossiuex’s Co. did the executing. G. W. Alexander in charge. D. W. Rogers, 1
Va., respited 14 days, & Owen Maguire, 1 Va gets 50 lashes. Whipping
performed by volunteer from Wrenn’s Co.
10/7/1862; death
notice, R. N. Holstead, ex-Parker’s Battery, died 10/5, typhoid, age 22 yrs,
1 month, 2 days. Druggist at Royster Hospital at the time of his death.
Funeral at Union Station Methodist Church
10/7/1862; 735
USA prisoners sent from Libby for exchange, leaving 212. The prison
hospital, lately at Palmer’s factory, will be moved “back to the west end of
the Libby building.”
10/7/1862;
Mayor’s Court: James Williams, drunk soldier, sent to Castle Thunder; Hoenniger
charges men with burglary, room #44 Spotswood Hotel; slave charged with
stealing money from guest at the Ballard House (discharged); free negro
without papers ordered whipped for smoking a cigar in the street; another
free negro threatens boy in Second Market & used “indecent language” –
ordered to be whipped.
9/29/1862; Three
Irishmen from Camp Lee jailed for drunken fight, including Barney McNunn and
Jno. Brennan; man charged with keeping disorderly house near Dr.
Higginbotham’s Hospital – brawling with wife, etc.
10/1/1862;
details on the Soldiers’ homes – the barrack next to the Central Depot is
“broken up” and the remaining soldiers’ homes (Conrad & Crew’s Factory &
“the Franklin street barrack”) are often strained to capacity.
10/2/1862; B. W.
Rogers, soldier to be shot for desertion at Camp Lee, pardoned on account of
previous bravery. Two others, Patrick McGowan & John Kellaher, still to be
shot.
