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

Written Accounts

1865-03-24, National Archives; report of hospital property destroyed by Sheridan's raiders on the hospital boat "Bell of Pemberton"
1865-03-30, New York Times; "Confession that the Libby was Mined;" selected portions of committee report regarding POWs
1865-04-01, Richmond Sentinel; "the Weather;" says it has been raining very hard for the past two days.
1865-04-03, Richmond Examiner; City Council passes appropriations for the Richmond Soup Association and the Richmond Male Orphan Asylum
1865-04-04, Richmond Whig; excellent account of the evacuation and burning of Richmond; mentions Smith's factory, "on 21st street" burning
1865-04-04, Washington Evening Star; steamer laden with medical supplies is the first steamer cleared for the port of Richmond since the outbreak of the war
1865-04-05, Richmond Whig; detailed description of the evacuation of Richmond, the fire, and Lincoln’s visit to Richmond – gives route taken
1865-04-06, New York Herald; Details on the Federal occupation of Richmond - notes that the furniture in the White House of the Confederacy was left behind, and that Tredegar survived the fire. Libby Prison and Castle Thunder are now full of Confederate p
1865-04-06, Richmond Whig; excellent, and lengthy, account of the evacuation and burning of Richmond
1865-04-07, Richmond Whig; river obstructions are being removed

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