Monuments and Memorialization
Information about Monuments and Memorialization in Richmond, VA during the Civil War.

Written Accounts

1862-05-30, Richmond Whig; the Clay Statue in Capitol Square has become very nasty; editorial urging for authorities to clean it up
1862-06-26, Yorkville (S.C.) Enquirer; details on the Manchester Hospital for South Carolinians
1862-07-28, New York Herald; wonderful general description of the city of Richmond - mentions, Hollywood, Tredegar, the Almshouse, appearance of the prisons, Odd Fellows Hall, and the James River and Kanawha Canal
1863-04-18, Richmond Sentinel; the Washington Statue in Capitol Square has been adopted as the official seal of the Confederacy
1863-04-22, Richmond Sentinel; the Clay statue in Capitol Square has been mutilated by young boys - two fingers missing
1863-05-12, Richmond Enquirer; detailed description of the arrival of Gen. Stonewall Jackson's remains and the subsequent procession to Capitol Square
1863-05-22, Richmond Dispatch; paragraph on planned bronze statue for TJJackson, w/ SB French taking money
1864-05-28, Richmond Whig; VMI cadets parade in Capitol Square and receive a new Virginia flag from Governor Smith and Gen. Bragg
1864-06-24, Richmond Sentinel; boys are throwing stones at the Washington and Clay monuments and each other. The mayor clamps down and orders all offenders arrested.
1865-04-08, New York Times; interesting contemporary account of Lincoln’s visit to Richmond – notes that Lincoln visited the White House of the Confederacy twice (?) and stayed in Richmond until 6:30. Does not seem to have been an eye-witness.

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