Fort Harrison/Chaffin's Farm
Information about Fort Harrison/Chaffin's Farm in Richmond, VA during the Civil War.

Written Accounts

1863-02-05, Richmond Dispatch; grand ball given at Chaffin’s Farm, night of 2/3. By officers of Wise Legion. 100 officers, many local women. Danced all night.
1863-04-08, Richmond Examiner; many prisoners have arrived at Libby Prison; a flag of truce exchanged prisoners yesterday
1864-01-30 to 1864-02-05, Official Records, Ser. I, Vol. XXXIII, pp. 519-521; The only remaining war-time dispatch from Elizabeth Van Lew to Gen. Benj. Butler (USA); discusses situation in Richmond and troop movements
1864-03-31, Richmond Whig; City Battalion (25th Battn. Va. Inf.) have been sent to Chaffin's Farm. Now the 28th Va. Battn. does the guard duty
1864-07-28, Richmond Dispatch; The City Battalion declined to return to doing guard duty in and around Richmond
1864-08-27, Richmond Examiner; 4 slaves caught trying at Chaffin’s Bluff trying to escape to the Yankees are brought to Castle Thunder – one a slave of Julia Childrey
1864-09-01, Official Records, Ser. I, Vol. XLII/2, p. 629; 19th Regt., Va. Militia is doing guard duty at Libby, Castle Thunder
1864-09-19, New York Herald; notes from an informer on the condition of Lee's Army, the Richmond defenses, feeling against Jefferson Davis, and conditions in Richmond - notes the railroads are very poor, and that 5000 blacks are employed at Tredegar
1864-10 to 1865-02, Rhode Island MOLLUS, vol. IV, p. 54; Simpson, Thomas. Capt., Battery F, 1st Regt, R.I. Light Arty. "My Four Months Experience as a Prisoner of War," Gives an excellent description of Libby
1864-10-10, Richmond Examiner; 10,100 received at GH#9 July - Sept.

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