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

 Written Accounts

1866, Trowbridge, John T., The South...; account of the author's travels to Richmond and the adjoining battlefields. Good material on Belle Isle, Brown's Island, Libby Prison, battlefields near the city, Camp Lee
1867-03-29, Richmond Dispatch; list of National Cemeteries and numbers of dead interred. Richmond Nation Cemetery is noted as “not completed”
1868, Behind the Scenes - Keckley; recollection of Mary Lincoln's African-American servant pertaining to Mary Lincoln's visit to Richmond and Petersburg, a day after Lincoln toured the city. Valuable details.
1869-10-14, Richmond Dispatch; statement of number of dead in various National Cemeteries in Virginia
1870-04-19, Macon (Georgia) Weekly Telegraph; incredibly detailed article about Lincoln’s visit to Richmond with particular emphasis on his meetings with Campbell and the political fallout of his reconstruction attempt. Includes purported transcriptions
1875-06-24, Richmond Dispatch; Capt. A. F. Rockwell, assistant quartermaster, order to take charge of many national cemeteries in Virginia, including all those around Richmond.
1876-05-31, Richmond Dispatch; lengthy description of the Richmond National Cemetery and the Federal decoration day taking place there
1881-02-22, Richmond Dispatch; ironclad monitor fleet is reportedly moving from Brandon to City Point
1881-03-01, Richmond Dispatch; monitor fleet on the James River is going to be towed to their “permanent fresh-water anchorage” at City Point
1881-05-25, Richmond Dispatch; notes on Memorial Day celebration to be held at the City Point National Cemetery. Visitors will have a chance to visit the monitor fleet now anchored at City Point.

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