Capitol Square
Information about Capitol Square in Richmond, VA, during the Civil War.

 Written Accounts

1865-04-13, New York Herald; lengthy dispatches from Richmond detailing conditions there, Dahlgren’s body being recovered and sent north, Tredegar, prisons, and Lincoln’s plan for peace
1865-04-17, Boston Post; dispatch describing the response to Lee’s surrender in Richmond, losses due to the evacuation fire, crimes in the city and information about life in Richmond generally
1865-04-18, Richmond Whig; The “State Bell” in Capitol Square now strikes the hours of the day and sounds fire alarms
1865-04-25, Richmond Whig; "partial list" of views taken by Mathew Brady of Richmond
1865-07-06, Richmond Commercial Bulletin; description of the Fourth of July in Richmond – lengthy description of Mary Walker’s appearance while (inaudibly) reading the Declaration of Independence. Description of other addresses at Capitol Square, and excu
1865-07-19, Washington (DC) Daily National Republican; interesting letter from a young woman describing the conditions and popular sentiment in Richmond at this time; describes the Fourth of July Celebration in Capitol Square
1865-08-18, Richmond Commercial Bulletin; Henry Clay Statue in Capitol Square is the target of rock-throwing “unwhipt young rascals”
1865-11-11, Richmond Commercial Bulletin; U. S. Army recruiting tent is on Capitol Square
1865-12-20, Official Records, Ser. I, Vol. XLVI/1, p. 1292-1295; Ewell's report on the fall of Richmond and the retreat to Appomattox
1866-01-09, Richmond Whig; important article about the re-organization of the Public Guard, to guard the Penitentiary, Capitol Square, “and the Armory, when we have one.”

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