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Information about Bridges in Richmond, VA during the Civil War.
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1860-11-13, Richmond Dispatch; “pivot bridge” over the Canal at 17th street “capsized”
1860-11-14, Richmond Dispatch; the “pivot bridge” at 17th street will be repaired – explanation of the accident
1860-11-19, Richmond Dispatch; The pivot bridge over the canal is fixed and in operation
1861-08-10, Richmond Enquirer; Railroad up 8th street, connecting RF&P & Petersburg Railroad is nearly complete
1861-08-16, Charleston Mercury; amazingly descriptive article describing a traveler's arrival to Richmond and the Tredegar Iron Works
1862-01-28, Richmond Whig; General Assembly passes a bill to move the line of the South Side Railroad to avoid the High Bridge, near Farmville, which has been scaring passengers
1862-07-03, Richmond Whig; article describing the destruction along the Richmond and York River RR following the Seven Days.
1863-01-28, Richmond Dispatch; important account of bridge collapse at 8th st.
1863-01-29, Richmond Dispatch; update on bridge collapse – inquest, etc. Three federal soldiers remain to be accounted for. F. Padican, 18th Miss., corpse fished out of canal, too. Local burial. Not part of bridge collapse?
1863-01-30, Richmond Dispatch; Libby update. 4 men (unnamed) died there 1/29. 1183 POWs now there.
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