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

Written Accounts

1879-08-26, Richmond Dispatch; Castle Thunder and adjoining building burn down spectacularly. Important and lengthy description of the fire. United States Hotel mentioned
1879-08-27, further details on the burning of Castle Thunder. No lives lost, extensive account of insurance of various buildings
1879-08-28, Wheeling (WV) Register; details about Castle Thunder, recently burned
1879-09-03, Shenandoah Herald (Woodstock, Va.); Castle Thunder buildings burn down
1879-09-06, New York Times; Castle Thunder has burned down, and brief history of the building
1879-11-06, Weekly Kansas Chief (Troy, Kan.); Castle Thunder has burned down – brief history of the prison
1881-04-29, Richmond Dispatch; details on the Tredegar Iron Works’ own firefighting equipment – due to the recent railroad expansions, they are cut off from the city fire department
1883-04-01, Richmond Dispatch; incredibly detailed recollections of the evacuation of Richmond – gives reliable chronology of events of the fire and occupation
1884-04-13, Richmond Dispatch; account of the evacuation fire of Richmond, including extract from Gen. Ewell’s report – also notes that Gen. Anderson may have told Ewell about how the Tredegar Iron Works were spared. Ewell blames the spread of the fire on
1885, Porter, David Dixon, Incidents and Anecdotes of the Civil War; One of Admiral Porter’s recollections of going with Lincoln to Richmond and the events that took place there. Includes the Duff Green incident.

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