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Information about politics in Richmond, VA during the Civil War.
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1902-07-29, Richmond Dispatch; description of the Van Lew monument to be placed over her grave in Shockoe Cemetery and brief summation of the events of her life – includes important image of where her now-unmarked grave is to be placed
1902-12-02, Honolulu (Hawaii) Republican; lengthy and detailed description of the life of Elizabeth Van Lew
1907-06-04, Richmond Times-Dispatch; S. D. Lee rebukes crowd at Davis monument unveiling who call for a speech by William Jennings Bryan: “No politics on this occasion.” Remainder of article features an interview with Bryan
1907-08, Confederate Veteran Magazine; obituary of Dr. Isaiah H. White, former Chimborazo and Andersonville surgeon
1910-11-03, Alexandria (Va.) Gazette; the Van Lew mansion “is soon to disappear” – Richmond to purchase the property and build “a modern public school”
1911-07-08, St. Paul (Minn.) The Appeal; the purchase of the Van Lew house by Richmond for a school “seals its fate,” and the house “will soon exist only as a memory and a tradition.”
1914-04-23, Trenton (NJ) Evening Times; Tredegar Iron Works working “day and night” producing shells for the U. S. Army – turns down offer from Mexican rebels: “its entire output was at the disposal of this government.”
1922-07-09, Richmond Times-Dispatch; recollection of Richmond in the 1870s. Chimborazo buildings still present, details on people, industry, newspapers, churches and politics
1965, Richmond Civil War Centennial Committee; Weitzel, Godfrey. Richmond Occupied: Entry of the United States Forces into Richmond, Va. April 3, 1865 - Calling Together of the Virginia Legislature and Revocation of the Same. Ed. Louis H. Manarin
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