Oakwood Cemetery
Information about Oakwood Cemetery in Richmond, VA during the Civil War.

Written Accounts

1863-08-14, Richmond Enquirer; "Libby Prison Items," says 4,868 prisoners(!!) registered at Libby; Federal officer dies in the hospital and buried at Oakwood
1863-08-15, Richmond Sentinel; man dies suddenly at the Libby Prison hospital and interred in Oakwood Cemetery
1864-03-08, Richmond Whig; the body of Col. Ulric Dahlgren is on display at the York River depot; describes the corpse and mentions that it was buried in an unknown place
1864-06-11, Richmond Enquirer; Oakwood cemetery is described very negatively
1864-06-13, Richmond Enquirer; More on Oakwood Cemetery
1864-08-31, Richmond Dispatch; Summary of the proceedings of a called meeting of the City Council - salaries reported
1865-04-13, Richmond Whig; bodies of Union POWS at Oakwood Cemetery can be disinterred and sent north
1865-04-27, Richmond Whig; disinterment of Union soldiers from Oakwood cemetery continues
1865-05-22, Richmond Whig; Adams express company has many bodies, disinterred from Oakwood Cemetery, for shipment North
1865-09-29, Richmond Whig; disinterment of Union graves in Richmond and on the battlefields will begin on 10/1/1865, having been stopped during the summer months. “Some thousands” buried in Oakwood. Agency in Washington is responsible for issuing permits.

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