Flags
Information about flags in Richmond, VA during the Civil War.

Written Accounts 

1864-05-28, Richmond Whig; VMI cadets parade in Capitol Square and receive a new Virginia flag from Governor Smith and Gen. Bragg
1864-08-06, Richmond Dispatch; Women make a splendid Confederate flag for the 19th Virginia militia
1864-08-31, Richmond Dispatch; Ladies of Shockoe Hill to present beautiful flag to Second regiment on the steps of City Hall
1864-09-01, Richmond Dispatch; A flag, the handiwork of ladies from Shockoe Hill, presented in a stirring ceremony
1864-09-17, Richmond Sentinel; description of Gen. Morgan's body lying in state in the Capitol, and burial at Hollywood
1865-03-23, Richmond Enquirer; description of the Winder-Jackson Battalion's parade at Capitol square; call for Richmond ladies to produce a flag for this uni
1865-04-07, Official Records; Report of the 11th Connecticut Infantry on the capture of Richmond. Notes the “race for Richmond,” and that they entered Richmond with flags flying and bands playing. Also notes that they went to work putting out fires
1865-04-08, Boston Herald; another good account of President Lincoln’s visit to Richmond – notes that he did not hoist the flag over the Capitol due to “physical inability”
1865-04-10, Boston Daily Advertiser; lengthy and detailed account of the evacuation and capture of Richmond
1865-04-13, New York Herald; lengthy dispatches from Richmond detailing conditions there, Dahlgren’s body being recovered and sent north, Tredegar, prisons, and Lincoln’s plan for peace

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