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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 |
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Richmond
Dispatch |
7/22/1861; wounded Kentuckian is
taken to the hospital at the "new Alms House" (future GH#1) |
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Richmond
Dispatch |
7/22/1861; 56 prisoners arrived
yesterday and were taken to the prison depot on Main street |
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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 |
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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 |
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Richmond
Dispatch |
7/24/1861; 631 prisoners arrive
from Manassas and are taken to the prison depot - six hundred more are
expected soon |
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Richmond
Dispatch |
7/24/1861; "Gen."
(President) Davis gives an inspirational speech from the Spotswood Hotel |
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Richmond
Dispatch |
7/24/1861; Dr. George R. C. Todd,
the brother-in-law of Abraham Lincoln, was acquitted of disloyalty |
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Richmond
Dispatch |
7/24/1861; Runaway slave from the
Tredegar Iron Works |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Richmond
Dispatch |
7/25/1861; bodies of Bartow, Bee,
and Johnston were escorted from the Capitol to the Petersburg depot for
transportation South |
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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 |
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Richmond
Dispatch |
7/27/1861; ten wounded soldiers
taken to the alms house hospital |
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Richmond
Dispatch |
7/27/1861; G. D. Harwood's (future
GH#22) warehouse is currently being used as a prison |
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Richmond
Dispatch |
7/29/1861; letter describing poor
medical treatment at Camp Lee, and praise of the treatment provided by the
Richmond ladies |
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Richmond
Dispatch |
7/12/1861; huge flagpole will be
raised above the Custom House |
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Richmond
Dispatch |
7/12/1861; 18th street, between
Grace and Franklin, is being paved with granite |
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Richmond
Dispatch |
7/13/1861; description of cartridge
making in Thomas' factory, and refutation of the claim that care is not
taken there |
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Richmond
Dispatch |
7/15/1861; brief description of
"the hospital on 26th street;" probably Ross' factory |
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Richmond
Dispatch |
7/15/1861; description of the wild
reaction in Richmond when "live Yankees" pass through the town |
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Richmond
Dispatch |
7/16/1861; the Bloody Run Guard
will meet at Company G hall |
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Richmond
Dispatch |
7/16/1861; 15 recruits needed for
the Hampden Artillery at Camp Chimborazo |
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Richmond
Dispatch |
7/20/1861; brief description of the
"Temperance Hall Hospital"; probably Springfield Hall |
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Richmond
Dispatch |
7/20/1861; belief expressed that
there will be a large number of prisoners arriving soon; 21 brought in
yesterday |
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Richmond
Dispatch |
7/20/1861; belief expressed that
John H. Winder will be appointed commander of the 6th South Carolina
Regiment |
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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 |
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Richmond
Dispatch |
7/1/1861;
description of the commencement exercises at the Richmond Female Institute
(future GH#4) |
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Richmond
Dispatch |
7/1/1861;
company of Texas Rangers are camped at Howard's Grove |
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Richmond
Dispatch |
7/1/1861;
member of the Tredegar Battalion is wounded by a bursting gun |
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Richmond
Dispatch |
7/1/1861;
flowery description of Hollywood Cemetery; should be "ornament of the
city." |
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Richmond
Dispatch |
7/1/1861;
horse strays from the camp of The Washington Artillery, camped "near
Howard's Grove" |
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Richmond
Dispatch |
7/1/1861;
ad for Rees' photographic gallery |
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Richmond
Dispatch |
7/1/1861;
two POWs arrive and are taken to the prison depot (Ligon's prison) |
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Richmond
Dispatch |
7/1/1861;
Edmund Ruffin and others are staying at the Exchange Hotel |
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Richmond
Dispatch |
7/2/1861; Ellis' Battalion is
meeting at Temperance Hall (future GH#26) on Church Hill |
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Richmond
Dispatch |
7/2/1861; description of fire at
the Virginia State Penitentiary |
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Richmond
Dispatch |
7/2/1861; more on the wounding of a
member of the Tredegar Battalion by a bursting gun |
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Richmond
Dispatch |
7/3/1861; description of the role
of the Garde Lafayette in putting out the fire at the Penitentiary |
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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 |
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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 |
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Richmond
Dispatch |
7/3/1861; Henrico Liberty Guard
will meet at Company G hall |
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Richmond
Dispatch |
7/3/1861; Wood Turners and Pattern
Makers are needed at the Tredegar Iron Works |
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Richmond
Dispatch |
7/3/1861; Artillery Drivers needed
for the Washington Artillery at "Camp Beauregard, near Howard's
Grove" |
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Richmond
Dispatch |
7/4/1861; statistics of tobacco
warehouses in Richmond, including Seabrook's (future GH#9) |
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Richmond
Dispatch |
7/4/1861; damage from fire at
Penitentiary less than feared |
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Richmond
Dispatch |
7/5/1861; Public guard makes its
annual 4th of July parade on Capitol Square |
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Richmond
Dispatch |
7/5/1861; Tredegar Battalion
(numbering 360) parades through the streets |
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Richmond
Dispatch |
7/5/1861; Thomas Artillery stationed at "Camp
Chimborazo," fired July 4 salute. |
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Richmond
Dispatch |
7/5/1861; George Watt finds a
little negro girl "near the new fair grounds" |
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Richmond
Dispatch |
7/6/1861; description of target
practice by the Tredegar Battalion after their parade |
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Richmond
Dispatch |
7/6/1861; Gov. Letcher appoints VMI
officers to the Provisional Army of Virginia |
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Richmond
Dispatch |
7/6/1861; officers for the Maryland
Zouaves are elected; G. W. Alexander is 1st Lieutenant (later Castle
Thunder commandant) |
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Richmond
Dispatch |
7/6/1861; City Railroad is not
running because of lack of cars |
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Richmond
Dispatch |
7/8/1861; word of caution about
conditions at the cartridge making facility at Thomas's Factory |
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Richmond
Dispatch |
7/8/1861; damage at Penitentiary is
less than earlier supposed |
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Richmond
Dispatch |
7/8/1861; West & Johnston's has
published 10,000 copies of Gilham's manual |
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Richmond
Dispatch |
7/8/1861; Washington Artillery has
left Richmond |
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Richmond
Dispatch |
7/10/1861; J. B. McCaw is
"Consulting Physician" for the Virginia Life Insurance Company |
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Richmond
Dispatch |
7/10/1861; military school has been
set up at UVA - commanded by VMI graduate |
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Richmond
Dispatch |
7/10/1861; notes on one of the
speeches at the commencement at the Richmond Female Institute |
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Richmond
Dispatch |
7/10/1861; ad from Co. A,
Tredegar Battalion expressing thanks to various persons |
