Streets
Information about streets in Richmond during the Civil War

Written Accounts

1884-02-14, National Tribune; description of how Belle Isle was set up as a prison by captured Gaines' Mill prisoners from Libby
1884-06-01, Richmond Dispatch, letter to the editor praising the sites and parks of the east end, with particular emphasis on Chimborazo. Notes that Bloody Run ravine has already been filled in, and that the spring had formerly provided pipe service for
1887-08-05, Richmond Dispatch; “Mr. Ellis” is “keeper of Chimborazo Park.”
1888-03-29, Richmond Dispatch; new street (Tredegar Street) is proposed to give access through the Tredegar Iron Works to the Old Pump House
1888-12-30, Richmond Dispatch; wonderful accounts of the Bread Riot in Richmond- focuses on the question of whether President Davis helped quell the mob; testimony from Letcher and others
1889-01-20, Richmond Dispatch; more on the Bread Riot, again focusing on the roles President Davis and Governor Letcher played in quelling the riot
1890-07-20, Richmond Dispatch; Tredegar street is being constructed by the city to give them access to the old water works and the Albemarle Paper Mills. Several Tredegar buildings have been removed to make way for the street.
1896-07-12, Columbus (Georgia) Daily Enquirer; very detailed account of a visit to Richmond for the Confederate reunion by a Georgia soldier – Fort Harrison, The Crater get particular attention, as does the current condition of Richmond.
1896-08-02, Richmond Times; "Of Chimborazo Park" Clipping from a late 19th century newspaper in which Dr. McCaw asserts that he gave the hospital and the hill the name of "Chimborazo"
1899-08-03, National Tribune; "A Union Man in Richmond" part three of serial account. Describes the scene in Richmond immediately following secession.

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