Richmond Whig	4/27/1861; p. 3, Tredegar Iron Works Battalion elects officers
Richmond Whig	5/22/1861; Camp of Instruction (Camp Lee) described. VMI cadets praised.
Richmond Whig	5/22/1861, p. 3; Richmond Howitzers camped on Chimborazo hill, with new military road "leading from the plateau," along the declivity, to the encampment at Rocketts. Artillery posted atop the hill.
Richmond Whig	5/23/1861, p. 3; Howard's Grove described in pre-hospital days.
Richmond Whig	7/2/1861; Letter from the Richmond Zouaves at Camp Lee
Richmond Whig	7/2/1861; laborers needed for the Richmond defenses
Richmond Whig	7/2/1861; fire at the State Penitentiary
Richmond Whig	7/4/1861; fatal explosion at the Armory
Richmond Whig	7/4/1861; lamentation regarding the use of the new city railroad
Richmond Whig	7/5/1861; Thomas Artillery stationed at "Camp Chimborazo," fired July 4 salute.
Richmond Whig	7/9/1861; description of the "cartridge factory", later the C. S. Arsenal, and cautions regarding safety
Richmond Whig	7/9/1861; boys near Jackson and 5th streets are engaging in being "evil disposed boys"
Richmond Whig	7/11/1861; soldiers have been buried in an open field near the Alms House - advocates using Oakwood Cemetery for soldier interments
Richmond Whig	7/11/1861; percussion caps will be manufactured at Brown's Island
Richmond Whig	7/22/1861; 370 women and girls are employed making cartridges
Richmond Whig	7/24/1861; citizen's committee designates St. Charles hotel for use as a hospital
Richmond Whig	7/24/1861; escape attempt at the State Penitentiary
Richmond Whig	7/25/1861; wounded soldiers and Yankee prisoners are arriving in Richmond
Richmond Whig	7/26/1861; "Prison depot," at corner of Main and 25th street is being visited by curious Richmonders
Richmond Whig	7/26/1861; new private hospital in schoolhouse at corner of 10th and Clay streets.
Richmond Whig	7/26/1861; soldier is attacked by another soldier and dies at the Alms House
Richmond Whig	7/27/1861; list of wounded from First Manassas at the various private locations around the city. Many in St. Charles Hotel and Springfield Hall
Richmond Whig	7/30/1861; additional list of wounded from First Manassas at the various private locations around the city. Many in St. Charles Hotel and Springfield Hall
Richmond Whig	7/31/1861; wounded Yankees complain about the General Hospital (GH#1)
Richmond Whig	7/31/1861; prisoner shot at for talking out the windows of his prison
Richmond Whig	7/31/1861; list of wounded soldiers in private houses can be seen at the St. Charles Hotel (GH#8)
Richmond Whig	8/1/1861; details on private hospitals in school-houses on Clay street
Richmond Whig	8/3/1861; description of hospital facilities in Richmond (St. Charles Hotel, Masons’ Hall)
Richmond Whig	8/3/1861; "The Life Guard," and "Capt. Bayly's company" are at Camp Lee
Richmond Whig	8/3/1861; President Davis ad family have moved into their home at 12th and Clay streets
Richmond Whig	8/5/1861; description of the "prison depot," particularly Harwood's factory, and recommendations for treatment of prisoners
Richmond Whig	8/5/1861; connecting tracks for the RF&P and Petersburg RRs (running up 8th st) will be completed in a few days
Richmond Whig	8/5/1861; new superintendent for the Richmond and York RR
Richmond Whig	8/6/1861; ladies of St. James Episcopal Church have obtained Judge Robertson's house, corner of 3rd and Main, for use as a hospital (later Robertson Hospital)
Richmond Whig	8/8/1861; General Hospital #1 described
Richmond Whig	8/9/1861; St. Charles Hospital (GH#8) has been spreading sawdust on the road to keep it quiet
Richmond Whig	8/9/1861; appeal for Congress to establish a "National Hospital" in the mountains
Richmond Whig	8/10/1861; appeal for the Alms House to be occupied by Confederate wounded, and the Yankees moved out. Praises the hospital as a "large and airy building"
Richmond Whig	8/14/1861; recommendation that negroes be employed as hospital assistants and that Yankees be moved out of the Alms House
Richmond Whig	8/17/1861; reiteration of appeal to move Yankees out of Alms House
Richmond Whig	8/20/1861; Sycamore Church establishes hospital in their lecture-room
Richmond Whig	8/21/1861; gratuitous praise of the nearly complete Richmond fortifications
Richmond Whig	8/26/1861; Improvements to General Hospital #1.
Richmond Whig	8/31/1861; Richmond Female Institute (later GH#4) will remain open
Richmond Whig	8/31/1861; description of Sycamore Hospital
Richmond Whig	9/3/1861; great description of the Richmond prisons and some of the prisoners; notes that there are 1725 prisoners in Richmond
Richmond Whig	9/4/1861; the new city passenger railway is now in use
Richmond Whig	9/4/1861; "Shockoe Hill Cats" and "Butcher Cats," local youth gangs, are menacing Navy Hill, between 4th and 7th streets, with their weekly stone battles
Richmond Whig	9/9/1861; Louisiana Hospital
Richmond Whig	9/10/1861; description of a rock battle between the "Shockoe Hill Cats" and "Butcher Cats," and the police raid that stopped it
Richmond Whig	9/10/1861; 15 deaths in the 16th Georgia regiment at Camp Lee in one week
Richmond Whig	9/16/1861; four Yankee prisoners escape from prison depot, two are shot and the others are recaptured
Richmond Whig	9/16/1861; Louisiana soldier, shot by a South Carolinian, dies in St. Charles Hospital
Richmond Whig	9/17/1861; references to recent POW escapes, says guards are more interested in keeping citizens out than prisoners in
Richmond Whig	9/27/1861; Fire at the C. S. Laboratory - urges movement of laboratory from a central location for safety reasons
Richmond Whig	11/1/1861; Excellent description of Chimborazo Hospital
Richmond Whig	12/5/1861; List of patients at Robertson Hospital
Richmond Whig	1/1/1862; use of the Alms House (GH#1) is being urged to be returned to the poor
Richmond Whig	1/2/1862; description of New Year's Day in Richmond - notes that the main event was the reception at Pres. Davis' house, and subsequent reception at the Governor's mansion
Richmond Whig	1/2/1862; notice from John N. Van Lew (E. Van Lew's brother) that the partnership of Van Lew, Taylor & Co. has been dissolved, and the business will now be conducted solely in Van Lew's name.
Richmond Whig	1/3/1862; J. W. Hoeniger becomes proprietor of the Spotswood Hotel. Notes that he is very young
Richmond Whig	1/6/1862; Mr. John Francisco has been appointed clerk of Confederate prisons in Richmond. Also, last Friday 239 prisoners were exchanged
Richmond Whig	1/8/1862; schemes for connecting railroads via tunnels are before the Legislature
Richmond Whig	1/10/1862; Artillery company from Chesterfield County will be mustered in at Battery No. 15; local defense force is being raised at Springfield Hall (GH#26)
Richmond Whig	1/11/1862; death notice for Philip Rahm, proprietor of the "Eagle Foundry," who died of lockjaw. He was attended by Dr. Bolton.
Richmond Whig	1/15/1862; there have been 550 burials at Oakwood cemetery so far
Richmond Whig	1/22/1862; Description of the funeral of Pres. John Tyler. Body taken from the "Hall of Congress" to St. Paul's, where the funeral sermon was delivered, and thence to Hollywood Cemetery. Notes that the weather was exceedingly bad.
Richmond Whig	1/24/1862; Senate proposes a monument to John Tyler in Hollywood Cemetery. Governor states that the lot of ground near James Monroe was not large enough to accommodate Tyler's remains, and he was placed in the "outer circle," which the governor recommends the state purchase.
Richmond Whig	1/27/1862; The Clay Statue in Capitol Square is becoming soiled from exposure to the weather
Richmond Whig	1/28/1862; Explosion at the Confederate Laboratory, on Byrd Island
Richmond Whig	1/28/1862; General Assembly passes a bill to move the line of the South Side Railroad to avoid the High Bridge, near Farmville, which has been scaring passengers
Richmond Whig	1/28/1862; Two soldiers get into a "shooting affair" in which one is wounded and taken to Louisiana Hospital
Richmond Whig	1/30/1862; Yankee prisoners on one side of Main street are selling carved bones to Confederate prisoners on the other.
Richmond Whig	1/30/1862; temporary tobacco warehouse is proposed at the "Old Fair Grounds"
Richmond Whig	2/1/1862; proposed tobacco warehouse at the "Old Fair Grounds" (Monroe Park) will not go over well in the neighborhood
Richmond Whig	2/15/1862; Capt. O. J. Wise's remains arrive via the Petersburg depot and taken to lie in state on the third floor of the Capitol in the room "recently fitted up for the occupancy of the Confederate Senate"
Richmond Whig	2/17/1862; description of the funeral of Capt. O. J. Wise at St. James' Church and Hollywood Cemetery. A large number of people came to see the body while it was lying in state, in a metallic coffin, in the Confederate Senate Room at the Capitol.
Richmond Whig	2/18/1862; burial statistics of the Shockoe Hill Cemetery for the quarter ending 1/31/1862. Notes also that 37 POWs were buried during the same time. Gives statistics for previous years as well. Notes that they have not seen such a report for Hollywood Cemetery.
Richmond Whig	2/21/1862; President Davis will be inaugurated tomorrow; railroad companies will run extra trains; ceremonies will occur on Capitol Square, businesses will be closed
Richmond Whig	2/22/1862; very detailed description of the plans for the inauguration of Jefferson Davis and Alexander Stephens. After the ceremonies, the "President's Mansion will be open from 8 to 11 o'clock."
Richmond Whig	2/24/1862; description of the inauguration of President Davis and Alexander Stephens at the Capitol, and the lousy weather
Richmond Whig	2/24/1862; fire at Vannerson's photographic gallery
Richmond Whig	2/24/1862; crowds of people have been visiting President Davis at his residence. Armory Band is present
Richmond Whig	2/27/1862; man threatens to kill the sergeant of the guard at Chimborazo Hospital
Richmond Whig	3/3/1862; John Minor Botts, Franklin Stearns and other Union men have been arrested and put in "a jail situated in Lumpkin’s Alley" [Castle Godwin]
Richmond Whig	3/3/1862; thirteen local defence companies are marched to the "Virginia State Armory, corner of Cary and 7th streets" and given weapons
Richmond Whig	3/3/1862; Jefferson Davis' proclamation that Richmond is under martial law and forced prohibition; Gen. John H. Winder will enforce this proclamation; Capt. A. C. Godwin is appointed Provost Marshal of Richmond. All private firearms must be turned in
Richmond Whig	3/6/1862; accidental death at the "Richmond Medical Hospital" [probably Medical College Hospital]
Richmond Whig	3/6/1862; Samuel Macubbin has been appointed Chief of Police, and Baldwin T. Allen has been appointed clerk of the "prison in Lumpkins' Alley" [Castle Godwin]
Richmond Whig	3/6/1862; Dr. Gibson's stables were partially burnt down
Richmond Whig	3/7/1862; Charles Palmer has been released from Castle Godwin
Richmond Whig	3/10/1862; Castle Godwin mentioned
Richmond Whig	3/10/1862; Tredegar Iron Works are looking to buy a lot of Oak and Hickory timber
Richmond Whig	3/18/1862; description of the laying of the cornerstone of the new Richmond Theater, and the contents placed therein
Richmond Whig	3/18/1862; Capt. Geo. W. Alexander has been appointed Assistant Provost Marshal of Richmond
Richmond Whig	3/27/1862; man severely injured in an explosion of a shell at the "Laboratory, on Byrd Island"
Richmond Whig	4/3/1862; description of Capt. Godwin and his police detectives. Godwin has his office on "Broad, corner of Ninth street." Macubbin is "Chief of Confederate States Military Police"
Richmond Whig	4/3/1862; three ads from Tredegar Iron Works - they need 150 negroes to work at blast furnaces in Botetourt county, 50-100 mules, and machinists and blacksmiths
Richmond Whig	4/19/1862; little boy of John M. Francisco, clerk at Libby Prison, falls into the canal and drowns - a prisoner appeals to be allowed to go save the boy but is denied
Richmond Whig	4/19/1862; employee at the "Confederate Arsenal" shoots the master carpenter of the place
Richmond Whig	4/28/1862; Franklin Stearns has been released from Castle Godwin, and returns home
Richmond Whig	4/28/1862; A. C. Godwin has resigned as Provost Marshal, and G. W. Griswold is appointed in his place
Richmond Whig	4/30/1862; Timothy Webster, Yankee spy, was hung at Camp Lee yesterday
Richmond Whig	5/1/1862; details on obstructing the James River
Richmond Whig	5/1/1862; John Minor Botts is living in Henrico, after being released from prison. He is instructed to live in the south somewhere and is preparing to depart
Richmond Whig	5/7/1862; Description of Winder Hospital
Richmond Whig	5/10/1862; Room established for deposit of supplies at Winder Hospital.
Richmond Whig	6/4/1862; attendants are needed at the hospitals; St. Charles Hospital is in a very nasty condition
Richmond Whig	6/5/1862; 103 patients are at the Kent Hospital (GH#5); list of six soldiers who have died there
Richmond Whig	6/6/1862; 20 nurses needed at General Hospital #1
Richmond Whig	6/10/1862; Godwin announces the names of two captains in the “Confederate States Military Prison” [Libby Prison] to be held as hostages in retaliation for two Confederate captains
Richmond Whig	6/10/1862; notice from Griswold that all detectives will carry certificates of identification
Richmond Whig	6/11/1862; Dr. Lunday, Surgeon at Kent Hospital [GH#5] receives $15 from two donors
Richmond Whig	6/14/1862; Communication from Dr. Middleton Michel at the South Carolina Hospital; names ladies who help at the hospital
Richmond Whig	6/16/1862; 160 prisoners captured by Gen. Stuart are brought to "the Libby prison"
Richmond Whig	6/16/1862; Samaritan Hospital, on Clay between 5th and 6th, was opened on 6/1 under the auspices of the YMCA
Richmond Whig	6/16/1862; 160 prisoners captured by Gen. Stuart are brought to "the Libby prison"
Richmond Whig	6/16/1862; notice that the Samaritan Hospital  (Clay bw 5th and 6th) was opened under the auspices of the YMCA
Richmond Whig	6/17/1862; Kent & Paine Hospital (GH#5) receives donation of $135
Richmond Whig	6/18/1862; daughter of Mrs. Rose Greenhow recognizes a Yankee spy at the Exchange Hotel
Richmond Whig	6/19/1862; description of Dr. Gaillard’s wounding at the battle of Seven Pines
Richmond Whig	6/20/1862; humorous inscription on a Yankee’s headstone outside Richmond.
Richmond Whig	6/21/1862; Henningsen Hospital receives supplies
Richmond Whig	6/23/1862; Bacon & Baskerville’s Warehouse has been taken as a hospital – the company gives instructions where to find the office now
Richmond Whig	6/24/1862; many unburied bodies are lying outside at Oakwood Cemetery
Richmond Whig	6/28/1862; 30 prisoners brought to Libby Prison – lists regiments
Richmond Whig	6/28/1862; J. M. Daniel, editor of the Examiner, had his arm “shattered” by a ball at Gaines’ Mill.
Richmond Whig	6/30/1862; Surg. Lane advertises for two slaves who ran away from the 2nd Division of Winder Hospital
Richmond Whig	7/3/1862; article describing the destruction along the Richmond and York River RR following the Seven Days.
Richmond Whig	7/3/1862; brief description of the Confederate Reading Room on 11th north of Main
Richmond Whig	7/3/1862; provisions for the wounded will be sent to the corner of 25th and Main
Richmond Whig	7/7/1862; fire breaks out in Bacon & Baskerville Hospital (GH#7)
Richmond Whig	7/7/1862; advocation for local photographers to photograph the battlefields
Richmond Whig	7/8/1862; Ezell Hospital has opened in Crawford's old Saloon
Richmond Whig	7/8/1862; Bosher’s Hall is “suddenly” taken as a hospital, and receives a $50 donation while being fitted up.
Richmond Whig	7/9/1862; classified notice of a wounded North Carolinian in Winder Hospital
Richmond Whig	7/16/1862; description of Gen. Winder’s office and the business of his duties
Richmond Whig	7/18/1862; VMI cadets contribute $177.50 for the sick and wounded soldiers.
Richmond Whig	7/25/1862; Surg. Wm. A. Carrington, surgeon at “temporary” hospitals of Richardson’s and Dooley’s, “and now of the U. S. Hotel Hospital” gives thanks for donations
Richmond Whig	7/29/1862; Maryland Hospital is not very well attended to
Richmond Whig	7/31/1862; Battery #8 struck by lightning
Richmond Whig	8/1/1862; questions why the Yankees refer to Drewry’s Bluff as “Fort Darling” instead of its “proper name” of “Fort Drewry”
Richmond Whig	8/12/1862; excellent lengthy description of Camp Lee
Richmond Whig	8/12/1862; 302 prisoners, including Gen. Prince, arrive and are taken to Libby Prison, not to be treated as prisoners of war, as they were under Pope’s command.
Richmond Whig	8/13/1862; excellent description of Camp Lee and how it has changed since its use as a fair grounds; advocates sanitary measures be taken
Richmond Whig	8/18/1862; Gen. C. S. Winder’s body arrived and lay in state in the Capitol. He will be buried in Hollywood Cemetery.
Richmond Whig	8/22/1862; Mrs. Judge Clopton advertises for “Misses Clopton’s Boarding and Day School.”
Richmond Whig	8/25/1862; Surg. Coffin, of General Hospital No. 9, proposes to compile a book of interesting medical cases
Richmond Whig	8/29/1862; several hundred prisoners arrive at the Central depot, and have to lie on the streets for several hours, until they are marched off to Camp Winder
Richmond Whig	8/29/1862; 357 prisoners captured by Gen. Stuart arrive at “Libby’s prison”
Richmond Whig	9/1/1862; “60 Yankee prisoners” arrive at Libby Prison, and are witnessed by “a large crowd”
Richmond Whig	9/12/1862; excellent (and lengthy) letter from Surg. Lane at Winder Hospital describing the facility and administration of the hospital. Favorably mentions several matrons  there
Richmond Whig	9/23/1862; hospital statistics so far for Richmond hospitals: 99,508 admitted and 7,603 died.
Richmond Whig	10/7/1862; The Kent Hospital (GH#5) is now closed and the building will be returned to its prior use as an auction house. Praises its administration as a hospital.
Richmond Whig	10/10/1862; all sick and wounded soldiers arriving in Richmond will be admitted to “the Receiving Hospital” (GH#9). Discharged, furloughed and paroled soldiers can also find lodging here
Richmond Whig	10/23/1862; Capt. G. W. Alexander has been ordered to take charge of the Yankee prisoners in Richmond; 61 deserters arrived at Castle Thunder yesterday
Richmond Whig	11/3/1862; soldier shot and mortally wounded by another soldier and taken to Camp Winder
Richmond Whig	11/5/1862; attempted escape from “the military jail at the corner of Sixth and Cary streets”
Richmond Whig	11/14/1862; a race will be held to benefit the Henningsen Hospital
Richmond Whig	11/18/1862; accident on the City Railroad – horses run off the track at 19th or 20th street
Richmond Whig	11/18/1862; 110 prisoners brought to Richmond on the Central railroad along with a “number of sutlers”
Richmond Whig	11/18/1862; George M. Savage’s house burns down, formerly used as a Yankee hospital during the Seven Days (Savage’s Station)
Richmond Whig	12/3/1862; excellent description of the Robertson Hospital; describes admission procedure as well as the fact that the "hospital is often in charge of a solitary young lady, who reads prayers to the men every morning."
Richmond Whig	12/3/1862; soldier shot by sentinel at the "Confederate prison, corner of Cary and 6th streets"
Richmond Whig	12/5/1862; Union man arrives at Libby Prison from Stafford county – imprisoned in Libby as a spy
Richmond Whig	12/27/1862; Castle Thunder described briefly
Richmond Whig	12/29/1862; Texas Hospital established in the T. &  S. Hardgrove tobacco factories.
Richmond Whig	12/29/1862; Tredegar employee murders neighbor
Richmond Whig	1/7/1863; ads for employees at Tredegar Iron Works
Richmond Whig	1/13/1863; Small Pox hospital opened for negroes at Howard's Grove.
Richmond Whig	1/19/1863; Library wanted for the Texas Hospital
Richmond Whig	4/6/1863; escape attempt at Castle Thunder
Richmond Whig	4/8/1863; prisoners killed at Castle Thunder
Richmond Whig	5/16/1863; fire at Crenshaw Mills and Tredegar Iron Works
Richmond Whig	5/21/1863; Letter of Complaint from Winder Hospital
Richmond Whig	5/27/1863; Notice of fraud at Winder
Richmond Whig	7/7/1863; proposed executions at Libby Prison
Richmond Whig	8/24/1863; purported letter from prisoner at Castle Thunder
Richmond Whig	9/14/1863; McCaw announces that Chimborazo will be used for Va. regiments, and gives details of furlough policy, etc.
Richmond Whig	10/6/1863; Gen. Winder wants General Hospital #1 as a prison
Richmond Whig	10/9/1863; Library wanted at Winder
Richmond Whig	10/21/1863; provisions arrive from North for Yankee prisoners
Richmond Whig	10/22/1863; wounded arriving at Seabrook's Hospital (GH#9)
Richmond Whig	10/23/1863; prison break from Castle Thunder
Richmond Whig	11/3/1863; escapee from Castle Thunder reaches yankee lines
Richmond Whig	11/3/1863; A matron in the hospital is writing a book; any help will be appreciated. <Possibly Phoebe Y. Pember.>
Richmond Whig	11/25/1863; defenders of Battery #9 assault a negro
Richmond Whig	11/30/1863 & 12/1/1863; Controversy over an ambulance driver at Chimborazo.
Richmond Whig	12/16/1863; editorial regarding Libby Prison
Richmond Whig	1/1/1864; announcement of the reception at Jefferson Davis' house from noon to 3, as well as the inauguration of Gov. Smith at noon at the Capitol
Richmond Whig	1/2/1864; detailed description of the reception at Jefferson Davis' mansion
Richmond Whig	1/2/1864; Gen. J. H. Morgan will arrive in town soon and be conducted to the Spotswood Hotel
Richmond Whig	1/4/1864; Gen. Morgan will probably arrive tomorrow. Lodgings have been secured at the Ballard House
Richmond Whig	1/12/1864; men and boys are skating on the canal basin; notes that for this to occur, the freeze has been very hard
Richmond Whig	1/16/1864; eighteen Yankee deserters escape from the prison opposite Castle Thunder by cutting through the wall into an adjacent commissary warehouse
Richmond Whig	1/16/1864; description of pardons handed out by Governor Smith, including several participants in the bread riot
Richmond Whig	1/18/1864; former proprietor of the St. Charles Hotel was captured by the Yankees while procuring bacon, etc. for the government
Richmond Whig	1/18/1864; Gens. Hood, Breckinridge, and Morgan visit the House of Representatives
Richmond Whig	1/19/1864; first weekly reception at the President's house will occur tonight
Richmond Whig	1/21/1864; one of the proprietors of the Ballard House is very ill
Richmond Whig	1/21/1864; large number of Castle Thunder prisoners will be removed to Salisbury, N. C., under charge of the Ambulance Corps
Richmond Whig	1/21/1864; two Yankees who escaped from Libby Prison tell a Chicago newspaper that they came upon some of the Richmond fortifications on their way out and the guns were completely unattended. They lament not being able to spike them. The Whig calls for more people to man the guns
Richmond Whig	1/22/1864; Seven buildings burned at Winder Hospital
Richmond Whig	1/22/1864; the departure of Castle Thunder prisoners was put off for a day due to a railroad "hitch." Notes that one of the prisoners got out of his ball and chain
Richmond Whig	1/22/1864; notes on the attempted arson at the President's house after the reception
Richmond Whig	2/10/1864; rumor of POW unrest at Belle Isle
Richmond Whig	2/11/1864; Libby Prison escape notice
Richmond Whig	2/12/1864; list of Libby escapees that have been recaptured, and list of men still at large
Richmond Whig	2/13/1864; more escapees have been captured; rumor that Streight has been recaptured
Richmond Whig	2/15/1864; recapturing Libby escapee anecdotes
Richmond Whig	2/16/1864; G. W. Alexander has been acquitted by the board of inquiry that looked into his conduct at Castle Thunder
Richmond Whig	2/22/1864; one of the Libby Prison tunnel escapees was caught and re-committed to the prison
Richmond Whig	2/22/1864; one of the soldiers from the batteries below Richmond was accidentally shot while loading muskets onto a wagon. He was taken to Seabrook's Hospital
Richmond Whig	2/23/1864; another jailbreak from the prison opposite Castle Thunder - 22 escape, 16 recaptured. Says several hundred deserters are held there, and gives a great physical description
Richmond Whig	2/24/1864; lamentation that the Confederate Government will not give the Alms House back to the city. Notes that "Chimborazo, Camp Winder, Howard’s Grove, etc., afford ample room for all the sick and wounded soldiers brought to this military department" and if they fill up, there are many other places to put the patients
Richmond Whig	2/25/1864; man committed to Castle Thunder for piloting Averill on his raid
Richmond Whig	2/26/1864; Bishop Lynch, of S. C. preaches to the prisoners at Libby
Richmond Whig	2/26/1864; robbery of a hogshead of tobacco at the factory of David C. Mayo, corner 19th and Cary
Richmond Whig	2/27/1864; list of Castle Thunder (7) and Libby Prison (8) inmates sent off by special exchange, including a woman found in men's clothes on Belle Isle, and a correspondent of the New York Herald
Richmond Whig	2/29/1864; bell at the first market has cracked, which had given the fire alarm. Advocates the "bell house" at Capitol Square do the job in the meantime
Richmond Whig	3/1/1864; two boys are injured after being thrown from a horse and are treated by Surg. Read at the "Baptist Institute Hospital." (GH4)
Richmond Whig	3/1/1864; 71 prisoners, captured by Mosby, arrive at Libby Prison
Richmond Whig	3/1/1864; three men, who were caught while attempting to go north, are taken to Castle Thunder
Richmond Whig	3/2/1864; accident at the Tredegar Iron Works
Richmond Whig	3/2/1864; detective killed by accident at Castle Thunder; mentions "prisoners in the building across the street..."
Richmond Whig	3/3/1864; Major Elias Griswold has been relieved as Provost Marshal of Richmond, and sent to Americus, Ga. Major I. Carrington succeeds him
Richmond Whig	3/3/1864; four of Hampton's cavalrymen, injured at Atlee's, arrive at Seabrook's
Richmond Whig	3/3/1864; six negroes, recaptured from the Yankees, are taken to Castle Thunder
Richmond Whig	3/3/1864; Mrs. Patterson Allen (Yankee spy) is at St. Francis de Sales Hospital
Richmond Whig	3/3/1864; Detective Wooters, shot accidentally at Castle Thunder, died yesterday
Richmond Whig	3/4/1864; 600 Yankees prisoners at Libby will be sent to Andersonville today, and the same number will be sent off every other day
Richmond Whig	3/7/1864; rumor of mutiny at Belle Isle is false
Richmond Whig	3/8/1864; the body of Col. Ulric Dahlgren is on display at the York River depot; describes the corpse and mentions that it was buried in an unknown place
Richmond Whig	3/8/1864; four Yankee negro soldiers are brought to Libby Prison and put in the solitary cells
Richmond Whig	3/9/1864; detective Cashmeyer arrested for treason on a flag of truce boat while escorting Yankee prisoner and put in Castle Thunder
Richmond Whig	3/10/1864; female spy taken to Castle Thunder
Richmond Whig	3/10/1864; 260 prisoners from Cumberland Gap arrive at Libby
Richmond Whig	3/10/1864; more details on Detective Cashmeyer's case - he was not behaving treasonously, just stupidly.
Richmond Whig	3/11/1864; more on Cashmeyer's case
Richmond Whig	3/12/1864; Detective Cashmeyer is released from Castle Thunder
Richmond Whig	3/14/1864; Gen. Neal Dow and Capts. Sawyer and Flynn have been sent North
Richmond Whig	3/14/1864; Cashemeyer was NOT released from Castle Thunder, and will be court-martialed
Richmond Whig	3/14/1864; henhouse of Mr. John Pearce, keeper of the Almshouse, was burglarized
Richmond Whig	3/15/1864; Cashmeyer has been released from Castle Thunder
Richmond Whig	3/16/1864; soldier at Battery No. 3 is arrested for stealing two trunks
Richmond Whig	3/16/1864; soldier dies in Castle Thunder
Richmond Whig	3/17/1864; seventeen escaped prisoners from Danville and Andersonville are recaptured and taken to Libby
Richmond Whig	3/17/1864;  two Spotsylvania men are taken to Castle Thunder under charge of piloting Kilpatrick on the recent raid
Richmond Whig	3/19/1864; five guards at the Arsenal are picked up while trying to get to the Yankee lines and are taken to Castle Thunder
Richmond Whig	3/21/1864; soldier from Battery No. 4 drowns in the canal
Richmond Whig	3/21/1864; four Yankees escape from Mayo's factory and are recaptured
Richmond Whig	3/21/1864; the papers found on Dahlgren's body have been filed in the War Department
Richmond Whig	3/22/1864; 983 Yankees, including 63 officers, were sent off from Libby yesterday
Richmond Whig	3/23/1864; only 1800 prisoners left in Richmond, the 12,000 who were here recently have been sent south or exchanged. Encourages the government not to allow such an accumulation of prisoners again
Richmond Whig	3/26/1864; Dahlgren's crutch is at the Whig office
Richmond Whig	3/28/1864; boy is decapitated after attempting to jump onto the Fredericksburg train on Broad street
Richmond Whig	3/28/1864; man caught stealing locks at Hollywood Cemetery
Richmond Whig	3/29/1864; Detective Cashmeyer has been reinstated, and a Detective who was in the Penitentiary for shooting a woman has been pardoned by the Governor
Richmond Whig	3/29/1864; more on the lock-stealer at Hollywood
Richmond Whig	3/30/1864; more on the lock-stealer at Hollywood
Richmond Whig	3/31/1864; City Battalion (25th Battn. Va. Inf.) have been sent to Chaffin's Farm. Now the 28th Va. Battn. does the guard duty
Richmond Whig	4/2/1864; some defenders of Battery #9 charged with theft
Richmond Whig	4/4/1864; man in the city jail fakes small pox in order to be taken to Howard's Grove, thinking it would be easier to escape from there, but is found out and taken back to jail
Richmond Whig	4/5/1864; Mr. Thomas W. Doswell has been appointed Asst. Provost Marshal, succeeding G. W. Alexander
Richmond Whig	4/5/1864; Patient at Chimborazo maims himself on Richmond and York River RR to escape service.
Richmond Whig	4/14/1864; accidental shootings at Libby Prison
Richmond Whig	4/14/1864; Castle Thunder items
Richmond Whig	4/18/1864; Dr. William Geo. Semple has been appointed Surgeon of Libby prison, vice Dr. John Wilkins
Richmond Whig	4/18/1864; two workers at Tredegar arrested for fighting
Richmond Whig	4/19/1864; "Lewis H. Fraysier’s factory, on 20th street, between Main and Franklin" was burglarized
Richmond Whig	4/21/1864; explosion at the Laboratory - percussion caps explode, but no one was injured
Richmond Whig	4/22/1864; Dr. Mary Walker arrives in Richmond, and is taken to Castle Thunder. She is "about thirty years old and quite ugly"
Richmond Whig	4/25/1864; 430 Yankee "invalids" not thought strong enough to make the trip to Andersonville are brought to Libby
Richmond Whig	4/27/1864; 19 Yankee officers, inlcluding Gen. Wessels, captured at Plymouth are brought to Libby Prison
Richmond Whig	4/28/1864; 31 Yankee deserters desire to be considered prisoners of war and are taken from Castle Thunder to Libby Prison
Richmond Whig	4/29/1864; Richmond hospitals are said to send all the patients to Petersburg, and to clean out all the hospitals in preparation for the spring campaign
Richmond Whig	5/2/1864; description of the death of little Joseph Davis, son of Pres. Jefferson Davis, in a fall from a balcony at the Confederate White House.
Richmond Whig	5/2/1864; 380 returned Confederate prisoners arrive at Rocketts. The enlisted men are taken to Chimborazo Hospital, and the officers are taken either to private quarters or the "Officers’ hospital (formerly the Baptist Institute, on 10th street, west of Marshall street)"
Richmond Whig	5/2/1864; Mary Walker is marched from Castle Thunder to Gen. Winder's office, still in male attire, and creates quite a stir
Richmond Whig	5/2/1864; three prisoners escape from Libby Prison
Richmond Whig	5/4/1864; 12,268 prisoners in the Confederacy, including 1,943 at Libby Prison
Richmond Whig	5/7/1864; slave of Jas. H. Grant is seriously injured in an accident at the Arsenal
Richmond Whig	5/9/1864; mutinous episode in Libby Prison
Richmond Whig	5/9/1864; Gen. Leroy Stafford has died at General Hospital #4
Richmond Whig	5/12/1864; Forty-four Yankee officers and 891 Yankee soldiers from the V Corps arrive in the city. Some are recognized as having been on Belle Isle in 1862 by "Lieut. Shihn, Assistant Provost Marshal in this city, who once had charge of them on Belle Isle."
Richmond Whig	5/13/1864; 26 soldiers arrive at Seabrook's Hospital
Richmond Whig	5/13/1864; eleven Confederate officers, including Brig. Gen. Gordon, arrive at the "officers' hospital" (GH4)
Richmond Whig	5/13/1864; 183 Yankee cavalrymen are captured in the "northern suburbs" of the city and taken to the Libby Prison. Includes one negro, and one surgeon
Richmond Whig	5/13/1864; death notice of Gen. J. E. B. Stuart
Richmond Whig	5/14/1864; description of the funeral of Gen. J. E. B. Stuart and interment in Hollywood Cemetery; gives list of pall-bearers, including Pres. Davis, many generals, and members of Congress
Richmond Whig	5/14/1864; fifty prisoners arrive at Libby
Richmond Whig	5/17/1864; dispatches from the Battle of New Market, describing the VMI cadets' role in the battle there
Richmond Whig	5/20/1864; Gen. Gordon dies at the officers' hospital. Misidentified as J. B. Gordon.
Richmond Whig	5/21/1864; seven VMI cadets have died to date after the Battle of New Market
Richmond Whig	5/23/1864; stable of Dr. F. W. Hancock is set afire, but extinguished before any damage could be done
Richmond Whig	5/25/1864; VMI cadets parade in Capitol Square and are reviewed by President Davis. Afterwards, they listen to a speech from Governor Smith
Richmond Whig	5/26/1864; VMI cadets were quartered at Camp Lee before being put under Brig. Gen. Custis Lee's command and given new uniforms by the Secretary of War
Richmond Whig	5/26/1864; praise of Chimborazo, Winder, Jackson and Howard’s Grove Hospitals, and states that there is ample space in those hospitals to accommodate any contingency; criticizes an unnamed hospital for lack of attention to patients
Richmond Whig	5/28/1864; VMI cadets parade in Capitol Square and receive a new Virginia flag from Governor Smith and Gen. Bragg
Richmond Whig	5/31/1864; man from Lynchburg taken to Castle Thunder, charged with being a spy
Richmond Whig	5/31/1864; slave of Dr. Hancock drowns in Shockoe Creek
Richmond Whig	6/1/1864; 200 Yankee prisoners from Totopotomoy Creek arrive at Libby
Richmond Whig	6/2/1864; Dr. J. J. Gravatt thanks several ladies for contributions to Seabrook's Hospital
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