Food & Supply
Information about Food & Supply in Richmond, VA during the Civil War

Written Accounts

1863-09-25, National Archives; Alabamians in Chimborazo Division 4 complain of food - McCaw is ordered to inspect the food and transfer men from NC & AL
1863-09-26, Richmond Sentinel; Virginia Army Agency's list of wounded & transport to Chimborazo
1863-10-05, Richmond Examiner; city wants Almshouse (GH#1) back for the poor
1863-10-06, Official Records, Ser. II, Vol. VI, p. 354; Complaint on conditions
1863-10-12, Richmond Dispatch; fascinating account of the meeting of mechanics in City Hall to compel Sen. Randolph to vote for a bill fixing prices for food and such. Quasi-Marxist in their resolutions.
1863-10-19, National Archives; Surgeon at Chimborazo #4 desires to break up excess bunks for other uses
1863-10-19, National Archives; Surgeon Davis (Division #4) reports a number of bunks that are not needed, and recommends breaking them up, as they are rough and unsightly
1863-10-20, Phoebe Pember Collection, UNC; letter from Phoebe Pember to Mrs. Gilmer; gives details of her living situation, and social interaction with S. E. Habersham
1863-10-21, Richmond Whig; provisions arrive from North for Yankee prisoners
1863-11-07, Official Records, Ser. II, Vol. VI, pp. 482-483; Report of U. S. Christian Commissioner regarding poor condition on Belle Isle and Scott's factory prisons. States there are 5,400 prisoners at Belle Isle

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