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

 Written Accounts

1865-04-20, U. S. Sanitary Commission; Sanitary Commission gives very detailed account of Jackson Hospital, contrasting it to Belle Isle
1865-04-22, Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper; Account of Lincoln’s visit to Richmond from a sketch artist – notes Lincoln’s recent illness
1865-04-25, Richmond Whig; "partial list" of views taken by Mathew Brady of Richmond
1865-05-04, Official Records, Ser. I, Vol. XLVI/3, p. 1084; Union armies marching through Richmond are ordered to pass by Castle Thunder and Libby Prison
1865-06-23, Richmond Whig; steamer runs into barge full of soldiers clearing obstructions at Drewry’s Bluff
1865-11, The National Freedman; letter regarding schools and charity at City Point and Chimborazo. Author “organized a night school at the Chimborazo camp” for about 200 pupils
1866-02-27, Richmond Examiner; City Point to be the “rendezvous” for 15-20,000 black troops, to be paid off prior to discharge. Paper laments the effect on the area
1866-02-27, Richmond Examiner;800 negro troops, the 1st USCC apparently, arrive at City Point – more on the way
1866-04-25, New York Herald; description of General Grant’s visit to Richmond – staying in the Spotswood and visiting battlefields.
1866-06-30, Richmond Dispatch; Fort Harrison and City Point National Cemeteries to open soon – details on who is buried where

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