City Point
Information about City Point in Richmond, VA, during the Civil War.

 Written Accounts

1862-05-16, Charleston Mercury; description of anticipation in Richmond on the eve of the naval battle of Drewry's Bluff
1862-05-18, Memphis (Tenn.) Daily Appeal; note that Richmond is very quiet today, and business is suspended by presidential proclamation. US gunboats have retreated past City Point.
1862-05-23, New York Evening Post; incredibly important description of the Battle of Drewry’s Bluff from the commander of the Naugatuck (Stevens’ Battery)
1862-07-25, Richmond Examiner; Yankee prisoners are being paroled, very few remain in Richmond; mortality amongst prisoners is 50%+
1862-07-28, New York Herald; wonderful general description of the city of Richmond - mentions, Hollywood, Tredegar, the Almshouse, appearance of the prisons, Odd Fellows Hall, and the James River and Kanawha Canal
1862-12-12, Richmond Dispatch; flag of truce exchange expected soon, to include 3 women spies (named) now at Castle Thunder.
1862-12-20, Richmond Dispatch; 109 POWs arrive in Richmond, 12/19
1863-01-01, Richmond Dispatch; Major Zinimeyer, 56Pa., died 12/31 at Libby Prison, of Fredericksburg wounds
1863-01-06, Richmond Dispatch; prisoner exchange details
1863-01-07, Richmond Dispatch; Lt. Virginius Bossieux escorts 300+ Yankees to City Point

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