12/23/1861; non-specific description of harsh
treatment of Union POWs in Richmond; notes that Tredegar has produced a
submarine to operate against the blockade
7/28/1862; wonderful general description of the
city of Richmond - mentions, Hollywood, Tredegar, the Almshouse, appearance
of the prisons, Odd Fellows Hall, and the James River and Kanawha Canal
3/3/1864; account of Dahlgren's Raid - notes
the Armory Battalion engaging the enemy on the Westham road (Cary St.) and
that 171 prisoners have been received at Libby
4/6/1865; Details on the Federal occupation of
Richmond - notes that the furniture in the White House of the Confederacy
was left behind, and that Tredegar survived the fire. Libby Prison and
Castle Thunder are now full of Confederate prisoners
7/4/1864; war news - notes the destruction
(during Hunter's Shenandoah Valley raid) of the Virginia Military Institute
and a branch of the Tredegar Iron Works at Buchanan
9/19/1864; notes from an informer on the
condition of Lee's Army, the Richmond defenses, feeling against Jefferson
Davis, and conditions in Richmond - notes the railroads are very poor
4/12/1865; notes the visit of President Lincoln
to Richmond, the parade of the XXIV Corps through town, and efforts by local
capitalists [including J. R. Anderson] to bring VA back into the Union.
Losses due to fire are 2/3 the city's assessed value
9/24/1861; notice for the Richmond Female
Institute (future GH#4) - says that it will go on as before, but soldiers'
daughters will be given free tuition
4/13/1865; excellent letter from Richmond
describing the Federal occupation of Richmond, mentions Tredegar, former
slaves, Rocketts, former rebel hospitals (Chimborazo, Jackson, Stuart) - All
patients now at Jackson, Stuart Hospital is now a US Post Hospital.
Dahlgren's body found and is being returned to Washington. Castle Thunder
and Libby Prison are now holding Confederates. Also notes veneration of
Robert E. Lee in Richmond
6/9/1862; Description of the Battle of Seven
Pines - notes that Capt. Elliot is raising a force for local defense;
mentions the South Carolina Hospital in Manchester, Chimborazo, Winder, and
the Alms House Hospital
5/13/1864; describes Richmond during the Battle
of Drewry's Bluff - notes on the admission procedures for the wounded and
gives numbers admitted; notes on the hospitals for various states
10/2/1862; "Waste of Life Amongst the Rebels"
comments on the published hospital statistics (mentions Winder and
Chimborazo) and blames the mortality on the laziness of the Southerners
8/2/1862; "War Gossip" mentions criticism
of the Dix-Hill Prisoner Cartel, the condemnation of Gen. Butler, South
Carolinians at Camp Lee, and describes the newly formed Belle Isle Prison -
notes that there are 4600 POWs there
2/19/1864; "The Feeding of the Prisoners"
testimony from the butcher who supplied Chimborazo Hospital and Gen. Winder
(for prisoners) with meat - shoots down the idea that the prisoners are
inadequately supplied, while noting that they may not have gotten the best
beef
9/20/1864; editorial notation describing the
utilization of prisoners from Libby and Belle Isle as laborers - questions
whether this can be expanded (copied from the Richmond Examiner)
7/26/1862; notes that the stench of
"suppurating wounds" from Chimborazo Hospital can be smelt upon approaching
Richmond on the train; notes on the military situation and local feeling
6/19/1861; Notes that the St. Francis de Sales
Hospital has been recently established, and is treating Confederate soldiers
- laudatory of the Catholic Church
7/6/1861; description of the celebration of the
4th of July in Richmond - Tredegar Battalion parades on Capitol Square,
along with the Thomas Artillery, Public Guard, and Washington Artillery
9/30/1862; Report of the Select Committee on
Hospitals; reports on hospitals in Richmond and elsewhere and what to do
about them - recommends reforms such as matrons, purchasing agents, and
effective hospital funds. Mentions many current matrons, including S. L.
Tompkins, Mrs. Clopton, Mrs. Hopkins, several heretofore unknown matrons at
Winder Hospital, and many others. Gives statistics of Winder and Chimborazo
Hospitals. Excellent article.
