Politics
Information about politics in Richmond, VA during the Civil War.

Written Accounts

1888-06-11, Alexandria (Va.) Gazette; brief obituary notice for Franklin Stearns
1888-06-12, Richmond Dispatch; long and detailed obituary notice for Franklin Stearns
1889-08-15, National Tribune; part two of a two-part memoir by Capt. J. W. Chamberlain, 123rd Ohio, describing at length his imprisonment in Libby Prison
1889-12, The Century Magazine; Nicolay and Hay's first attempt at a history of Lincoln's visit to Richmond
1890-06-07, Richmond Planet; interesting anecdote about “an old colored man” witnessing the parade attending the unveiling of the Lee monument
1891-04-23, Richmond Dispatch; detailed obituary for Dr. Edwin H. Smith, former Surgeon in Charge of Chimborazo Hospital Division #3, and later consul to Naples
1891-04-24, Jackson (Mich.) Citizen Patriot; brief obituary of Dr. E. H. Smith, former Surgeon in Charge of Chimborazo Hospital #3, and consul to Naples
1891-12-25, Shenandoah Herald (Woodstock, Va.); Elizabeth Van Lew sends in protest notice along with her taxes, claiming she believes it a crime to tax women without representation
1892-09-08, Richmond Times; EXTENSIVE biography and eulogy of Joseph R. Anderson – many important details
1892-09-08, Richmond Times; obituary, with lengthy biography, of Joseph R. Anderson

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