Petersburg
Information about Petersburg during the Civil War.

Written Accounts

1861-10-01, Richmond Enquirer; 34 convalescent soldiers from St. Francis de Sales, Medical College, and Bellevue hospitals sent to Petersburg
1861-10-30, Richmond Enquirer; 150 sick soldiers transferred from "the Confederate quarters, on Chimborazo Heights" to Petersburg
1862-05-13, Richmond Enquirer; Catesby Jones and Robert Pegram arrive in town, along with the 450 crewmen of the C. S. S. Virginia
1862-06-07, Richmond Enquirer; accident at the Petersburg RR depot - man's leg maimed by incoming train. Taken to Bird Island Hospital
1862-06-19, Richmond Enquirer; drunk Alabama Sergeant attempts to cross the Petersburg RR bridge and is arrested - resists arrest, shot, and sent to Kent & Paine Hospital
1862-07-02, Richmond Dispatch; ambulance committee using omnibuses from Petersburg railroads
1862-09-26, Richmond Examiner; Surgeon General's report on Richmond and Petersburg hospitals. Notes that, up to this time, almost 100,000 patients have been treated in Richmond hospitals. Includes mortality figures.
1862-09-30, Richmond Enquirer; Report of the Select Committee on Hospitals; reports on hospitals in Richmond and elsewhere and what to do about them - recommends reforms such as matrons, purchasing agents, and effective hospital funds.
1862-11-07, Richmond Enquirer; two federal deserters and one prisoner lodged in Libby Prison
1862-11-15, Richmond Dispatch; 6 deserters added to Castle Thunder from Petersburg and two others, named – total now 390 on 11/14

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