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

Written Accounts

1865-05-22, Richmond Whig; Adams express company has many bodies, disinterred from Oakwood Cemetery, for shipment North
1866-03-13, Richmond Examiner; William Cabell, VMI New Market Cadet, disinterred and brought to Richmond. Funeral to occur from his father’s house, Franklin between 7th and 8th
1866-03-14, Richmond Examiner; description of the funeral and reburial in Hollywood, of William H. Cabell, VMI New Market cadet
1867-05-13, New York Times; another race riot in Richmond involving blacks from “the lower portion of the city”(probably Chimborazo) – several policemen injured. Soldiers guarding Libby Prison assist in breaking it up, capturing 18.
1869-05-18, Richmond Dispatch; description of the funeral of Dr. James Bolton at Monumental Church
1870-12-31, Richmond Dispatch; Memorial services for Erasmus Ross, former clerk of Libby, held in Monumental Church; Ross killed in the Spottswood fire
1872-02-28, Richmond Dispatch; death notice of Horace L. Kent – funeral at First Presbyterian this afternoon
1872-12-09, Richmond Daily State Journal; 12/9/1872; obituary notice for James Roane, who died at the Van Lew house, apparently a servant or former slave
1882-07-01, Richmond Dispatch; death notice of Hugh A. Watt
1882-08-08, Richmond Dispatch; obituary notice for Cornelia Lorton, who had owned the building used as Chimborazo Hospital’s headquarters

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