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

 Written Accounts

1881-06-01, Richmond Dispatch; description of the Memorial Day activities at City Point, including decoration of graves (including the CSA graves) with wreaths designed by the commanding officer of the monitor fleet at City Point.
1881-12-10, Philadelphia Weekly Times; excellent article by Frank Moran entitled “Libby’s Bright Side:” illustrates the humorous and lighter aspects of life in Libby Prison. Mentions the “Libby Prison Minstrels” and the Libby Prison Chronicle
1884, Beach, History of the Fortieth Ohio...; letter (J. M. Wasson) describing arrival at Libby after capture at Missionary Ridge and subsequent escape through the Libby Prison tunnel
1885-07-30, Richmond Dispatch; detailed description of the Steamer Gem’s excursions to Drewry’s Bluff, Dutch Gap, and the U. S. Monitor fleet. Notes that Drewry’s Bluff “pic-nic grounds” are only accessible through this steamer’s excursions.
1885-08-01, Richmond Dispatch; Steamer Gem’s schedule – notes regularly going to the “Drewry’s Bluff Pic-Nic Grounds” and the United States monitor fleet, which excursionists are invited on board.
1885-08-02, Richmond Dispatch; schedule for excursion boat going to “Drewry’s Bluff pic-nic grounds” and “United States monitor fleet,” Dutch Gap and City Point.
1885, Porter, David Dixon, Incidents and Anecdotes of the Civil War; One of Admiral Porter’s recollections of going with Lincoln to Richmond and the events that took place there. Includes the Duff Green incident.
1889-08-15, National Tribune; part two of a two-part memoir by Capt. J. W. Chamberlain, 123rd Ohio, describing at length his imprisonment in Libby Prison
1893-04-20, National Tribune; 3 excerpts from accounts of a Federal scout describing his encounter with John Van Lew, Elizabeth's brother, at Cold Harbor, tells the scout that if he can get a message to her, she will provide information from Richmond
1894-01-25, National Tribune; description of how the Confederates "tricked" Yankees into moving from Pemberton Prison to Belle Isle

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