Parades
Information about parades in Richmond, VA during the Civil War.

Written Accounts

1865-03-23, Richmond Sentinel; description of the Winder-Jackson Battalion's parade at Capitol square
1865-04-12, New York Herald, dispatches from Richmond detailing Lincoln’s plan for the Virginia Legislature, current conditions, and the damage from the evacuation fire,
1865-05-04, Official Records, Ser. I, Vol. XLVI/3, p. 1084; Union armies marching through Richmond are ordered to pass by Castle Thunder and Libby Prison
1865-05-06, Richmond Commercial Bulletin; Second and Fifth Corps to march through Richmond today – now stationed at Manchester
1865-05-11, Richmond Commercial Bulletin; the 14th and 20th Corps of Sherman’s army will be passing through Richmond today or tomorrow
1865-05-27, Official Records, Ser. I, Vol. XLVII/1, p. 605; report of the march through Richmond
1865-06-08, Richmond Commercial Bulletin; review of Gen. Deven’s division at Fairfield race course
1866-02-23, Richmond Examiner; “a number of negro boys” attacked with stones by white youths on Capitol Square. Freedmen’s Bureaus stops it and arrests culprits
1866-02-23, Richmond Examiner; description of the muted celebration of Washington’s birthday on Capitol Square. Mentions salutes being fired at Camp Winder. Brief description of celebrations among the “negro population.”
1866-10-31, Richmond Dispatch; Gen. Schofield to review troops at Camp Grant today at 9 AM

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