Battlefields and Battles
Information on Battlefields and Battles in Richmond, VA during the Civil War

Written Accounts

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
1895-08-29, National Tribune; brief description of the author's prison experiences at Belle Isle, Pemberton, and Scott's prisons
1899-08-03, National Tribune; "A Union Man in Richmond" part three of serial account. Describes the scene in Richmond immediately following secession.
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
1899-10-29, Richmond Times; "It Was Obedience Even Unto Death: Grave in Hollywood Recalls a Story of Devotion to Duty." Stiles, Robert. Reprint from Richmond Times SHSP 27 (1899), pp. 17-25.
1901-04-18, National Tribune; description of life in Pemberton Prison in 1865. Notes that Dick Turner was in charge there, and gives some examples of his cruelty
1902-10-23, National Tribune; notes from a former Libby Prisoner, who commanded the prison after the occupation of Richmond; mentions Dick Turner being imprisoned there.
1903-01-29, National Tribune; takes up account of Belle Isle where Beecham left off (NT 10/23/1902); describes the moving of prisoners to Andersonville and the trick that the Confederates played to get the prisoners to get off the island.
1903-04-16, National Tribune; further information on the "battle of the gate" at Belle Isle - the red-headed Sergeant was named Hite, and a deserter from the Union army. Describes his various acts of cruelty

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