Mayo Bridge
Information about the Mayo Bridge in Richmond, VA during the Civil War.

Written Accounts

1865-09-02, Richmond Commercial Bulletin; 98th New York musters out and departs Richmond
1865-12-20, Official Records, Ser. I, Vol. XLVI/1, p. 1292-1295; Ewell's report on the fall of Richmond and the retreat to Appomattox
1866-01-17, Richmond Examiner; two men killed near Mayo bridge while attempting to disarm a shell for scrap iron
1873-06-04, Richmond Daily State Journal; body of young man who drowned near Mayo’s bridge spotted near Drewry’s Bluff.
1874, The Falling Flag; Evacuation of Richmond, Retreat and Surrender at Appomattox; detailed Confederate account of the evacuation of Richmond
1883-04-01, Richmond Dispatch; incredibly detailed recollections of the evacuation of Richmond – gives reliable chronology of events of the fire and occupation
1883, Southern Historical Society Papers Vol. 1, pp. 542-559; White, W. S. "Stray Leaves from a Soldier's Journal."
1884-04-13, Richmond Dispatch; account of the evacuation fire of Richmond, including extract from Gen. Ewell’s report – also notes that Gen. Anderson may have told Ewell about how the Tredegar Iron Works were spared. Ewell blames the spread of the fire on
1885, Southern Historical Society Papers Vol. 13, p. 247; Ewell, Richard S. "Evacuation of Richmond: Report of General R. S. Ewell." Letter from Ewell to Robert E. Lee, December 20, 1865. Notes on VMI cadets being some of the last soldiers in Richmond.
1890-04-03, Richmond Dispatch; excellent description, including valuable testimony of Isaac Carrington, of the evacuation fire of Richmond. Notes that Libby had been emptied the day before

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