Labor
Information about labor in Richmond, VA during the Civil War.

Written Accounts

1850-02-25, New York Spectator; Planter’s Cotton Factory “between Tredegar Iron Works and the river” destroyed by fire.
1861-05-27, National Archives; Dimmock to Lee: Impossible for his establishment to supply ammunition to all the troops arming in VA. Material should be put up & forwarded from the So. Arsenals, to this place. His material is giving out
1861-07-02, Richmond Whig; laborers needed for the Richmond defenses
1861-08-14, Richmond Whig; recommendation that negroes be employed as hospital assistants and that Yankees be moved out of the Alms House
1861-08-21, Richmond Whig; gratuitous praise of the nearly complete Richmond fortifications
1861-09-17, Nashville Union and American; Tredegar advertises for 100 skilled laborers to work in Richmond
1861-09-27, Richmond Enquirer; fire at the laboratory in Thomas' factory - workers flee, but fire is contained
1861-09-27, Richmond Whig; Fire at the C. S. Laboratory - urges movement of laboratory from a central location for safety reasons
1861-09-28, Richmond Enquirer; excellent and lengthy description of the Tredegar Iron Works - describes the manufacture of iron products and mentions the Tredegar Battalion
1861-10-01. Richmond Enquirer; excellent (and lengthy) description of the operations of the Tredegar Iron Works

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