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

Written Accounts

1900-07-28, Washington (D. C.) Evening Times; Miss Elizabeth Van Lew is critically ill – gives biographical details.
1900-09-26, New York Tribune; obituary notice for Elizabeth Van Lew – important biographical details
1900-09-26, Richmond Times; very detailed obituary for Elizabeth Van Lew – provides nice summary of her life and spy career
1900-10-04, New York Tribune; biographical obituary of Elizabeth Van Lew
1900-10-12, Norfolk Virginian-Pilot; obituary for Elizabeth Van Lew – highly detailed account of her life and wartime career. Described as “eccentric”
1900-11-09, Red Cloud (Neb.) Chief; embellished account of the life and career of Elizabeth Van Lew – describes her as “the Belle of Richmond” prior to the war and that a disappointed love affair was the reason she never married
1900-11-23, Washington Times; sale of Van Lew items in Boston – “no sentimental interest,” and the sale was poorly attended and brought little money. Details on some of the items sold.
1901-12-01, Alexandria (Va.) Gazette; obituary for Richard R. Turner, former keeper of Libby Prison
1902-06-29, Washington Times; long article about the Van Lew house in Richmond and Elizabeth Van Lew’s wartime career as a spy – many biographical details
1902-07-06, Richmond Dispatch; editorial column dismissing the story of Miss Van Lew’s secret chamber, and denigrating her wartime service

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