Spotswood Hotel
Information about the Spotswood Hotel in Richmond, VA during the Civil War.

The Spotswood Hotel was located at the southeast corner of 8th and Main streets.

Written Accounts

1865-09-05, Richmond Whig; details on improvements at the Spotswood and Exchange hotels. Exchange and St. Charles are competing to see who will reopen first
1865-12-16, Richmond Examiner; Rees & Brother are opposite the Spotswood Hotel
1866-01-03, Richmond Examiner; ad for Rees & Brother’s photographic establishment, “opposite the Spotswood Hotel,” corner 8th and Main
1866-01-04; Richmond Examiner; description of arrivals in Richmond, including Gen. Joseph E. Johnston at the Spotswood Hotel; others at the Exchange
1866-01-11, Richmond Examiner; General Lee is in town to confer with the Educational Committee – he arrived on the Central train, thence to the Spotswood, then to the house of “a friend”
1866-02-02, Richmond Examiner; adv. for the Spotswood Hotel with details on the management
1866-02-03, Richmond Examiner; very lengthy and descriptive account of a Loyal Union hop at the Spotswood Hotel. Names of many attendees, including John Van Lew, Erasmus Ross, and many others
1866-02-05, Richmond Examiner; attempted shooting at the Spotswood Hotel bar
1866-02-05, Richmond Examiner; Republication and expansion of very lengthy and descriptive account of a Loyal Union hop at the Spotswood Hotel. Names of many attendees, including John Van Lew, Erasmus Ross, and many others (greatly expanded since earlier
1866-04-23, Richmond Dispatch; General U. S. Grant is in Richmond, staying at the Spotswood Hotel

Page 13 of 15

Go to top