Freedmen’s Bureau
Information about the Freedmen’s Bureau in Richmond, VA during the Civil War

Written Accounts

1866-03-09, Richmond Examiner; James Ford, white youth, arrested for being part of “the Chimborazo Hill negro riots of Friday night last.” About a dozen others were also charged
1866-03-09, Richmond Examiner; very detailed account of the recent race riot at Chimborazo Hill
1866-03-09, Richmond Whig; lengthy description of particulars of the Chimborazo riot – 10 men arrested are discharged, except John Green, sent on for trial
1866-03-10, Richmond Dispatch; trial of two white men for causing the recent disturbance at Chimborazo – paper sides with the freedmen – “They have not sense enough to see that they are treating free negroes in a manner which would not have been permitted
1866-03-10, Richmond Examiner; details of the trial of the Chimborazo rioters – one man will stand trial before the Provost Judge, all others have been released
1866-03-13, Richmond Examiner; negro woman shot by the guard at Libby Prison not as badly wounded as first reported. She at the “freedmen’s hospital.”
1866-03-13, Richmond Whig; trial of John Green, Chimborazo rioter
1866-03-24, Richmond Dispatch; negroes who are able to support themselves ordered to evacuate Chimborazo Hospital by April 1st – describes the occupation of the place by former slaves
1866-05-26, Shreveport (La.) Semi-Weekly News; description of Chimborazo Hospital and what has happened to it after the war – mentions freedmen’s schools there, negroes living in the former wards, and notes that the buildings are being sold at auction
1866-07-17, Richmond Dispatch; fascinating account of the execution of a former USCT soldier for murder. Execution took place inside Libby Prison

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