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

Written Accounts

1862-03-08, National Republican (Washington, DC); impassioned editorial about the imprisonment of John Minor Botts, Valentine Hechler, Franklin Stearns, and Burnham Wardwell in Richmond
1862-04-17, Richmond Dispatch; French diplomat in town, at Spotswood Hotel
1862-09-15, Richmond Dispatch; adv from “Many Voters” urging J. R. Anderson to run for House of Delegates
1862-09-16, Richmond Dispatch; letter of J. R. Anderson, declining to run for Virginia House of Delegates
1862-09-26, Richmond Enquirer; Editorial paragraph praising the Hospital Bill. Notes the surgeons are not to blame, but rather the poor system.
1862-09-26, Richmond Enquirer; excellent description of the Senate debate on the hospital bill. Praises Clopton, St. Francis de Sales, Louisiana Hospital, and Winder Hospital. Gives some statistics not available elsewhere.
1862-09-30, Richmond Enquirer; Report of the Select Committee on Hospitals; reports on hospitals in Richmond and elsewhere and what to do about them - recommends reforms such as matrons, purchasing agents, and effective hospital funds.
1862, Report of Hospital Committee; Congressional report describing the Richmond hospital system. Notes that State hospitals are superior to the Government ones. Describes the "Bird's Island Hospital" as "obnoxious,"
1863-02-13, Richmond Dispatch; several Congressmen inspect Castle Thunder
1863-02-17, Richmond Dispatch; A. P. Hill & JEB Stuart visit the Virginia House of Delegates

Page 5 of 26

Go to top