Streets
Information about streets in Richmond during the Civil War

Written Accounts

1866-03-09, Richmond Dispatch; detailed description of the “riot” and shooting affair at Chimborazo, eventually involving guards from Libby Prison
1866-03-09, Richmond Dispatch; many buildings now being built downtown, such that “the time is not far off when a visitor will have to inquire, ‘Where was the Burnt District?’”
1866-03-09, Richmond Examiner; very detailed account of the recent race riot at Chimborazo Hill
1866-03-13, Richmond Examiner; new house numbering system to commence (leading to the addresses known today)
1866-03-15, Richmond Examiner; absence of street numbers in the burnt district – new address system will correct this
1866-04, The Cosmopolite, “Reminiscences of A Southern Hospital. By Its Matron.” Part 4
1866-07-10, Richmond Dispatch; Buildings at the Old Fair Grounds (Camp Lee) to be turned over to the Sisters of Charity in charge of St. Francis De Sales hospital; details on the burial of negroes at Oakwood Cemetery
1866-07-10, Richmond Dispatch; details on the new Mechanicsville Turnpike company – Howard’s Grove and Seven Days’ battlefields mentioned
1866-10-22, Richmond Dispatch; shootout on Bank street between two former Confederate officers – no arrests made
1867-06-27, Richmond Dispatch; voter registration for the Fourth Ward taking place at Bellevue Hospital to include all the land soon to be annexed, including “a few squares on Chimborazo Hill”

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