Gender
Information about Gender in Richmond, VA during the Civil War.

Written Accounts

1865-12-16, Richmond Examiner; interesting, and wordy, description of the demoralizing effect of the war. The war “is now over, and it only remains to us to cleanse the traces of war from our homes and hearts”
1866-01, The Cosmopolite; “Reminiscences of A Southern Hospital. By Its Matron.” Part 1
1866-02-02, Richmond Examiner; trial of Maggie Mitchell, the accordion-playing, officer-threatening, gun-brandishing “bad character” from Camp Lee. She found “very guilty, but on account of having no place wherein to confine white women, she was released…
1866-02, The Cosmopolite, “Reminiscences of A Southern Hospital. By Its Matron.” Part 2
1866-03, The Cosmopolite, “Reminiscences of A Southern Hospital. By Its Matron.” Part 3
1866-04, The Cosmopolite, “Reminiscences of A Southern Hospital. By Its Matron.” Part 4
1867-06-05, Richmond Dispatch; lengthy and important article describing the work of the Oakwood Ladies’ Memorial Association. Chimborazo mentioned
1867-06-27, Richmond Dispatch; wife of Thomas McNiven, Unionist during the war, elopes with a Union soldier
1867-11-23, Southern Opinion; “Castle Thunder in Bellum Days;” gives an outstanding account of Castle Thunder, prominent prisoners (including Mary Walker) and its’ staff (including physical descriptions); mentions Oakwood Cemetery, Castle Godwin
1869-03-17, New York Tribune; Elizabeth Van Lew is to be appointed postmistress of Richmond – “This is looked upon as a big thing for the women’s rights people.”

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