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

Written Accounts

1865-04-12, New York Herald, dispatches from Richmond detailing Lincoln’s plan for the Virginia Legislature, current conditions, and the damage from the evacuation fire,
1865-04-13, New York Herald; excellent letter from Richmond describing the Federal occupation of Richmond, mentions Tredegar, former slaves, Rocketts, former rebel hospitals (Chimborazo, Jackson, Stuart)
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
1865-04-13, Richmond Whig; Rocketts, the port of Richmond has resumed trade, and is being cleaned up
1865-04-14, Richmond Whig; it has been raining hard for the past two days in Richmond
1865-04-18, Richmond Whig; gas has been restored in Richmond
1865-04-18, Richmond Whig; markets are well stocked, but prices are still high
1865-04-18, Richmond Whig; Robbery at the empty Henrico county jail – food stolen
1865-04-20, Richmond Whig; circular order “to the unemployed poor of Richmond” clarifying responsibilities of Freedmen, and the army’s standards for the issuance of rations
1865-04-20, Richmond Whig; defense of the Spotswood Hotel against charges that the coffee is bad and the food is poor

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