Seven Days' Battles
Information about Seven Days' Battles in Richmond, VA during the Civil War

Written Accounts

1884-02-14, National Tribune; description of how Belle Isle was set up as a prison by captured Gaines' Mill prisoners from Libby
1884-04-27, Richmond Dispatch; Gaines Mill property and buildings are up for auction
1884-05-31, Richmond Dispatch; account of National Decoration Day at Richmond National Cemetery – two “colored military companies” parade
1891-03-29, New York Times; part eight of serialized account of life in Libby. Describes recapture, waiting in Cold Harbor tavern, response by Confederates to the tunnel escape, and re-confinement in Libby.
1892-09-08, Richmond Times; EXTENSIVE biography and eulogy of Joseph R. Anderson – many important details
1892-09-08, Richmond Times; obituary, with lengthy biography, of Joseph R. Anderson
1893-12-28, National Tribune; brief account of harsh treatment on Belle Isle - notes that he was almost killed by a train on his way to Belle Isle
1894-01-25, National Tribune; description of how the Confederates "tricked" Yankees into moving from Pemberton Prison to Belle Isle
1894-06-30, Richmond Dispatch; great description of Richmond for the Confederate reunion, focusing on how much has changed since the war
1899-08-10, National Tribune; “A Union Man in Richmond;” part four of serial account. Describes John Minor Bott’s stay in “a negro jail in Lombard Alley” [Castle Godwin], the economic situation in Richmond, the Battle of First Manassas

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