Diseases
Information about Diseases in Richmond, VA during the Civil War.

Written Accounts

1863-03-12, William A. Carrington Papers; Plans for Winder Hospital
1863-03-21, Richmond Dispatch; James Lewis, free negro, into East District Military Prison, charged with leading Yankees into Fredericksburg; also James Hickey, bounty jumper; Wm. H. Carter, soldier, dies at prison hospital, 3/20, typhoid pneumonia
1863-03-31, National Archives; Surgeon at Howard's Grove asks for the loan of carpenters from Chimborazo Hospital to help construct new floors for the small pox wards
1863-04-28, Richmond Dispatch; L. Simpson, A53Va., & J. R. Crask, K40Va., d. 4/27 in smallpox hospital attached to Castle Thunder
1863-05-08, Richmond Dispatch; Laura Gordon & Martha Jamieson fined as rioters. Minerva Meredith fined & jailed. Elizabeth Goods & Mary Duke indicted
1863-05-09, Richmond Sentinel; Gen. Hays and others arrive at Libby prison, which has been white-washed and cleaned to accommodate them
1863-05-11, Richmond Examiner; two prisoners at Castle Thunder die of Small Pox
1863-05-15, Richmond Dispatch; C. L. Harrah, Loudon County Unionist, died 5/14 of pneumonia at Castle Thunder Hospital
1863-06-25, Library of Congress; letter from Phoebe Pember to her sister describing social life in Richmond, etc.
1863-07-07, National Archives; Carrington writes to the surgeon at the Camp Lee hospital lecturing him about the operation of the hospital. Gives good details on matrons’ responsibilities, and the role of a Chief Surgeon.

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