Fires
Information about fires and the Richmond Fire Department in Richmond, VA during the Civil War

Written Accounts

1865-04-18, Richmond Whig; notice given that The First National Bank of Richmond is being organized by wealthy Richmonders, Stearns and Kent among them; all other banks were “swept away” by the evacuation fire
1865-04-18, Richmond Whig; ruins fall on Bank street, near Ninth – narrowly missing lady and soldiers. Fire brigade is demolishing the walls
1865-04-18, Richmond Whig; Tom Griffin “well-known colored restaurant keeper” who lost both of his saloons in ehe evacuation fire, opens new saloon in the “iron-front” buildings on Governor street
1865-04-20, Richmond Whig; Confederate Reading Room, 11th street, destroyed in the evacuation fire. New reading room established next to Pizzini’s on Broad street, under auspices of YMCA
1865-04-20, Richmond Whig; great description of the "Antiquities of Richmond"
1865-04-21, Boston Liberator; Charles Coffin correspondence from Richmond, 4/5. Mentions black Confederate soldiers, Thomas Morris Chester, ruins of Richmond, Charles Sumner in Richmond, Libby Prison, and Abraham Lincoln
1865-04-21, Richmond Times; plans are afoot by the government to rebuild the bridges over the James
1865-04-22, Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper; brief mention of President Lincoln’s visit to Richmond
1865-05-06, Richmond Commercial Bulletin; description of the rebuilding efforts now underway in Richmond – building already being erected opposite the Spotswood Hotel
1865-05-06, Richmond Commercial Bulletin; details of the hotels of Richmond – they are in a “very unsettle condition.” Ballard is for sale, Exchange is for lease, Spotswood has a Northern partner.

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