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

Written Accounts

1903-03-08, Richmond Times-Dispatch; Tredegar receives large contract for artillery projectiles
1903-04-16, National Tribune; further information on the "battle of the gate" at Belle Isle - the red-headed Sergeant was named Hite, and a deserter from the Union army. Describes his various acts of cruelty
1903-04-30, National Tribune; soldier corroborates account of breaking open the doors of Libby upon the evacuation of Richmond; also relates his imprisonment in Libby and Belle Isle; cruelty of the doctor on Belle Isle, kindness of another
1903-06-25, National Tribune; more on the dog-slaying incident at Belle Isle
1903-07-30, National Tribune; letter from a soldier in Libby Prison mentioning the dearth of food for the prisoners
1903-08-13, National Tribune; description of Belle Isle in 1862; described badly, but notes that "that prison had not yet become noted for atrocities that distinguished it later,"
1903-09-03, National Tribune; description of life on Belle Isle after Gettysburg. Describes Bossieux stealing money from the prisoners, and mentions being in charge of a bathing detail in the river
1903-10-15, National Tribune; diary entry describes Dick Turner stealing money from the prisoners at Pemberton Prison; mentions Libby.
1903-12-31, National Tribune; author asks some leading questions: Why was the cook house on Belle Isle below the sinks? Where are the Germans [emphasis] who ate the Lieutenant's Dog?
1904-01, Southern Practitioner; recollection about Winder Hospital by its former Surgeon in Charge, A. G. Lane. Important details, especially about the management of the hospital

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