Union Occupation of Richmond
Information about the Union Occupation of Richmond, VA during the Civil War.

Written Accounts

1865-04-20, Richmond Whig; woman cook wanted at Gen. Weitzel’s Headquarters, Jefferson Davis house
1865-04-20, U. S. Sanitary Commission; Sanitary Commission gives very detailed account of Jackson Hospital, contrasting it to Belle Isle
1865-04-21, Boston Liberator; Charles Coffin correspondence from Richmond, 4/5. Mentions black Confederate soldiers, Thomas Morris Chester, ruins of Richmond, Charles Sumner in Richmond, Libby Prison, and Abraham Lincoln
1865-04-21, Richmond Times; plans are afoot by the government to rebuild the bridges over the James
1865-04-22, Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper; very good description of Lincoln's visit to Richmond
1865-04-22, Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper; Account of Lincoln’s visit to Richmond from a sketch artist – notes Lincoln’s recent illness
1865-04-22, Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper; brief mention of President Lincoln’s visit to Richmond
1865-04-24, Richmond Whig; detailed orders (dated 4/7) for the different Provost Marshal districts in Richmond. 2nd District HQ at St. Charles Hotel, 4th District HQ at Exchange Hotel
1865-04-25, Richmond Whig; no more surgeons or hospital attendants will be paroled without permission of the Medical Director
1865-04-25, Richmond Whig; Official directory of US officials in Richmond

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