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Battle of First Manassas
Information about the response in Richmond, VA to the Battle of First Manassas

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1861-10-07, Richmond Dispatch; flag of truce boat carries away 57 POWs - Charles Bell Gibson and St. George Peachy accompany the departing prisoners
1861-10-07, Richmond Examiner; Hon. Alfred Ely (US Congressman) presented with a mock sword in prison
1861-12-05, Richmond Dispatch; Dr. Higginbotham given a hand-made pipe by a grateful POW patient
1861-12-10, Richmond Enquirer; "Negro Prisoners of War"
1861-12-18, Richmond Dispatch; Notes on prisoners of war - notes that Capt. Ricketts and his wife will be released today
1861-12-18, Richmond Enquirer; Capt. Ricketts and his wife are to be sent North - notes that while in Richmond they were visited by Pres. Davis and others
1862-01-03, Richmond Dispatch; Capt. Hugh McQuaid, Co. I, 39th NY, died in the Military Hospital 12/26. 25 POWs died in December.
1862-01-09, Richmond Dispatch; 160 POWs to be sent North
1862-01-18, Richmond Dispatch; 148 prisoners leave for exchange
1862-02-08, Richmond Examiner; long article giving detailed descriptions of Chimborazo Hospital and Louisiana Hospitals. Chimborazo currently boasts a 3.61% mortality rate, Louisiana 5.7%. Says Chimborazo opened 10/11/1861

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Events

Election of 1860
Secession of Virginia
Richmond Becomes the Confederate Capital
Pawnee Sunday
Battle of First Manassas
Death of John Tyler
Brown's Island Explosion
Bread Riot
Libby Prison Breakout
Dahlgren's Raid
Confederate Evacuation
Union Occupation
Lincoln's Visit to Richmond
Reconstruction in Richmond
Executions
Reunions
POW Exchanges
Virginia Military Institute (VMI) Cadets in Richmond
Floods

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