Sex & Prostitution
Information about sex and prostitution in Richmond, VA during the Civil War.

Too colorful to ignore, this section highlights issues of sexuality, prostitution, and the bawdy side of life in the Confederate Capital.

Written Accounts

1863-04-20, Richmond Dispatch; Ann Thomas sent to jail for 3 months for keeping an “ill-governed and disorderly house”
1863-04-27, Richmond Dispatch; Robert Forde’s murder trial is continued until Monday, awaiting the verdict of the Coroner’s jury; prostitute arrested at theater
1863-05-19, Richmond Dispatch; Patrick Devlin, soldier, in trouble for fight on 17th street
1863-07-16, Richmond Dispatch; Lt. Buford, aka Alice Williams, sent to Mississippi from Castle Thunder.
1863-07-21, Richmond Examiner; A member of the Washington Artillery, a four-time escapee from Castle Thunder has been recaptured and put back in Castle Thunder
1863-08-24, Richmond Whig; purported letter from prisoner at Castle Thunder
1863-11-26, Richmond Dispatch; paroled Yankee prisoner stabbed and killed at Ann Thomas’ house on Cary Street
1863-12-25, Abingdon Virginian; female soldier discovered amongst the prisoners on Belle Isle – taken to Castle Thunder
1864-04-11, Richmond Sentinel; three slaves and a free negro arrested for stealing blankets from Seabrook's Hospital (GH#9)
1864-04-22, Richmond Sentinel; Dr. Mary Walker, captured in the west, arrives in Richmond (in male attire) and conveyed to Castle Thunder, Libby having no female accommodations

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