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

Written Accounts

1893-05-14, Richmond Times; castigation of Chicago sentiment against the adoration of Jefferson Davis, while they exhibit Libby Prison and have tried to buy the White House of the Confederacy
1894-06-30, Richmond Dispatch; great description of Richmond for the Confederate reunion, focusing on how much has changed since the war
1896-06-30, Richmond Times; account of the Robertson Hospital and Sally Tompkins
1896-07-12, Columbus (Georgia) Daily Enquirer; very detailed account of a visit to Richmond for the Confederate reunion by a Georgia soldier – Fort Harrison, The Crater get particular attention, as does the current condition of Richmond.
1896-09-07, National Tribune; man in Richmond is making gavels and other trinkets from Libby Prison wood
1896-10-01, National Tribune; outstanding account of Lincoln’s visit to Richmond by a Union cavalry officer who was definitely present at the time– notes that Lincoln went to the White House of the Confederacy twice, takes direct aim at Graves’ account
1897-07-14, Richmond Dispatch; editorial rant against Libby Prison in Chicago. Declares it a failure and a fake, and says that it is “an effort to perpetuate the slanders against the South”
1898, Series Written Especially for the Boston Journal; Recollections from the 9th Vermont Infantry, detailing the occupation of Richmond
1899-03-21, Richmond Times; Libby Prison is to be torn down, to make way for the Chicago Coliseum. Not known what will become of the bricks and wood. Describes the collection inside the museum
1900-05-27, Richmond Times; description of the Memorial Day program at the Richmond National Cemetery by the Phil Kearney Post GAR

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