Other Military Organizations
Information about other military organizations in Richmond during the Civil War

Written Accounts

1864-10-31, Richmond Whig; man shot and killed while trying to escape from the guards who were taking him to Castle Thunder
1864-11-01, Richmond Sentinel; deserter taken from Castle Thunder and shot in the presence of Fields' Division. He was from the 4th Alabama and had been recaptured in Yankee uniform
1864-11-05, Official Records, Ser. I, Vol. XLII/3, pp. 1202-1203; "Six or seven of the Castle Thunder battalion have deserted to the enemy"
1864-11-10, National Archives; two men arrested near the Chimborazo bath house
1864-11-10, Richmond Sentinel; details on three recent Castle Thunder inmates
1864-11-28, National Archives; G. W. Alexander, in the field with the Castle Thunder Battalion which has been disbanded, tenders resignation in order to remain in the field.
1864-11-29, National Archives; Division #1 wards (except six) are closed and the staff are reported to McCaw for duty elsewhere
1864-12-31, Richmond Sentinel; prisoner at Libby killed in accident
1865-01-03, Richmond Sentinel; member of the Tredegar Battalion, now stationed near Fort Harrison, attempts to desert to the enemy and is shot and killed
1865-01-30, Official Records, Paul A. Oliver; Union intelligence report says that Chimborazo, Jackson and Winder have been evacuated for whitewashing.

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