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Election of 1860
Election of 1860
Descriptions of the Election of 1860 in Richmond.
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1860-10-30, Richmond Dispatch; Political parties are meeting at various places, including Metropolitan Hall, First African Church, and Springfield Hall
1860-10-30, Richmond Dispatch; the upcoming cavalry encampment at the "Central Fair Grounds" will be called "Camp Lee," fifteen companies to attend
1860-10-31, Richmond Dispatch; praises the establishment of Camp Lee and the upcoming cavalry encampment - in this time of "ominous clouds...none of us can tell how soon the services of the troops may be needed."
1860-11-02, Richmond Dispatch; a cavalry company from Caroline county will be attending the upcoming encampment - there will be 16 companies there
1860-11-06, Richmond Dispatch; Capt. Dimmock has left Virginia to procure arms in Washington DC
1860-11-06, Richmond Dispatch; Metropolitan Hall has been the Breckinridge and Lane headquarters
1860-11-06, Richmond Dispatch; Richmond Howitzers receive six rifled cannon
1860-11-06, Richmond, Dispatch; paragraph noting the upcoming cavalry encampment and that a local citizen has donated a saddle to be won by competition - some of the troops named
1860-11-07, Richmond Dispatch; clarification of Capt. Dimmock’s mission to Washington DC
1860-11-07, Richmond Dispatch; description of Election Day in Richmond - fights at Henrico Court House
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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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