Hollywood Cemetery
Information about Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, during the Civil War.

Written Accounts

1899-06-29, Alexandria (Va.) Gazette; report of the neglected condition of John Marshall’s grave in Shockoe Cemetery has led to a proposal to remove the grave to Hollywood.
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.
1900-03-11, Richmond Times; lengthy description of Shockoe Cemetery, history and current conditions
1900-08-12, Richmond Times; City Council committee on cemeteries visits Shockoe, Oakwood and Hollywood – little doubt that Shockoe will “undergo many improvements” soon
1901-04-02, Richmond Times; Major Robert S. Archer, former superintendent of the Richmond Arsenal and the Tredegar Iron Works was buried in Hollywood Cemetery yesterday
1903-03-08, Richmond Times-Dispatch; more about J. E. B. Stuart and the proposed monument on Capitol Square; other important details about Capitol Square and Stuart’s death
1904, A Boy's Experiences in the Civil War 1860-1865; excellent description of the VMI cadets' use of the Alms House as barracks and classrooms and cadet life in general; also mentions the cadets tending Confederate graves
1906-08-15, Richmond Times-Dispatch; Dr. James B. McCaw’s funeral was held yesterday at St Paul’s Church – interment in Hollywood. Includes tribute of respect from MCV faculty
1907-08-20, Richmond Times-Dispatch; obituary for T. Seddon Bruce, storekeeper and member of the board of the Tredegar Iron Works
1909-04-08, Richmond Times-Dispatch; Frank T. Glasgow, brother of Ellen Glasgow, commits suicide at the Tredegar Iron Works

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