Legal and Law
Information about legal issues and law in Richmond, VA during the Civil War.

Written Accounts

1868-03-13, Alexandria Gazette; Col. Rose used “violent language towards some of the witnesses against him” in his Court Martial (different from the court of inquiry?) – referred to Gen. Schofield
1868-05-16, Alexandria Gazette; Lt. H. S. Merrill of the Freedmen’s Bureau acquitted of charges by U. S. Circuit Court – deemed a conspiracy
1868-06-01, W. A. Hoppe, former keeper of the Chimborazo Bath House, and Richmond Unionist, states that he is only the half brother of the man in the Trueman-Hoppe case
1869-04-03, Boston Traveller; long and detailed account of a visit to Richmond. Particular emphasis on Belle Isle, Libby Prison, Castle Thunder and the Cold Harbor battlefield.
1869-04-17, Richmond Dispatch; case before the police court regarding trespassing at Chimborazo – interesting hints at informal property boundaries there
1869-05-01, Richmond Dispatch; more cases of informal property disputes at Chimborazo – details on the property owners that claim the land, so squatters, pay rent to nobody.
1871-07-18, Richmond Daily State Journal; man beaten and robbed near Chimborazo hill
1872-01-26, Richmond Daily State Journal; Danville railroad company proposes to build a bridge across Belle Isle to connect up with the Tredegar Iron Works.
1872-03-27, Richmond Daily State Journal; non-fatal shooting affair at Tredegar Iron Works
1872-07-06, Richmond Daily State Journal; attempted murderer at Tredegar has case postponed until his victim (who is recovering) can appear in court.

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