Hotels
Information about Hotels in Richmond, VA during the Civil War.

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
1865-12-19, Richmond Examiner; attempted arson under the St. Charles Hotel
1866-01-01, Richmond Examiner; important description of 24 hours of “outlawry” in Richmond. Woman shot at the United States Hotel, now a brothel. Same shooter then shoots a policeman on 17th street. Man shot and robbed by three soldiers in his store. 24th
1866-01-23, Richmond Examiner; Joseph Mayo, former Mayor of Richmond, has resumed law practice, office on Governor Street, adjacent to the Richmond House. He will practice “in all the courts of record, but not in the Mayor’s or Freedmen’s Court”
1866-02-02, Richmond Examiner; adv. for the Spotswood Hotel with details on the management
1871-01-25, Richmond Dispatch; obituary of Dr. John Minge, formerly of Chimborazo Hospital
1882-09-30, Richmond Dispatch; lengthy and detailed account of Dr. McCaw causing the incoming board of Visitors to be locked out and arrested (including the Lt. Governor) for attempting to enter the Medical College
1883-04-01, Richmond Dispatch; incredibly detailed recollections of the evacuation of Richmond – gives reliable chronology of events of the fire and occupation
1890-04-03, Richmond Dispatch; excellent description, including valuable testimony of Isaac Carrington, of the evacuation fire of Richmond. Notes that Libby had been emptied the day before
1899-09-28, National Tribune; “A Union Man in Richmond” part eight of serialized account. Describes the capture and execution of Timothy Webster, the Libby Prison escape (mentions prisoners being aided by Van Lew)

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