Funerals
Information on funerals in Richmond, VA during the Civil War.

Written Accounts

1863-05-29, Richmond Dispatch; funeral notice for John T. Beach, Adjutant, 5th Louisiana. Escort begins at GH#4
1863-07-23, Richmond Sentinel; body of Gen. Pettigrew arrives by the RF&P RR and lies in state in the Capitol
1863-08-26, Judith McGuire Notes; many anecdotes relating to Judith McGuire's service at Robertson Hospital - Sally Tompkins mentioned repeatedly; her husband gets a job at the "Officers' Hospital" (GH#1) as post chaplain;
1864-05-02, Richmond Whig; description of the death of little Joseph Davis, son of Pres. Jefferson Davis, in a fall from a balcony at the Confederate White House.
1864-05-13, Richmond Whig; death notice of Gen. J. E. B. Stuart
1864-05-14, Richmond Whig; 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
1864-06-04, Richmond Examiner; description of the funeral of a member of the Fayette Artillery, who was killed at Cold Harbor, and his interment in Hollywood Cemetery
1864-07-18, Richmond Dispatch; Pamunkey Artillery soldier dies at the Van Lew house
1864-08-04, Richmond Dispatch; Flowers and shrubbery are being pulled from graves and it must stop
1864-08-19, Richmond Dispatch; The advertised Richmond funeral of Brigadier-General Girardey cancelled

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