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

Written Accounts

1904-02-10, Richmond Times-Dispatch; excellent details on the evacuation fire in Richmond, April 3, 1865. Compares the fire to the recent fire in Baltimore
1905-02-06, Alexandria Gazette; Tredegar Rolling Mill burns down, worth $30,000 – owned by Fran Gould of New York
1905-02-07, Richmond Times-Dispatch; fire destroys “Armory Rolling Mill M” at the Tredegar Iron Works. 300 men left unemployed, but will be used elsewhere at the works. Mill will be rebuilt
1905-02-15, Lexington (Va.) Gazette; rolling mill at Tredegar destroyed by fire – loss $30,000. Tredegar recently purchased by Frank Gould of New York.
1906-12-15, Ripley, Edward H. NY MOLLUS, Vol. III, 1907, pp. 472-502; excellent description of the fall and capture of Richmond; notes that he has the key and records for Libby Prison
1909-12-05, Richmond Times Dispatch; excellent reminiscence of the fall of Richmond
1909, Confederate Veteran 17, p. 215; Watehall, E. T. “Fall of Richmond, April 3, 1865.”
1909, Confederate Veteran, Volume 17, p. 474; H. H. Sturgis, “About the Burning of Richmond,”
1911-07-09, Washington Herald; very important description of the destruction of the River Queen in a fire at her Washington wharf. Brief mention of her use during the Civil War.
1911-07-09, Washington Times; brief but important description of the burning of the River Queen at a Washington DC wharf

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