Free Negroes
Information about Free Negros in Richmond, VA during the Civil War

Written Accounts

1872-12-09, Richmond Daily State Journal; 12/9/1872; obituary notice for James Roane, who died at the Van Lew house, apparently a servant or former slave
1873-07-31, Richmond Daily State Journal; Republicans meeting “in the former ward near Chimborazo.”
1874, The Falling Flag; Evacuation of Richmond, Retreat and Surrender at Appomattox; detailed Confederate account of the evacuation of Richmond
1876-05-31, Richmond Dispatch; lengthy description of the Richmond National Cemetery and the Federal decoration day taking place there
1877-07, Scribner's Monthly, July 1877; "Richmond Since the War" - good material on Tredegar Iron Works, Belle Isle, Libby Prison, Oakwood Cemetery, and Capital Square
1880-04-29, Richmond Dispatch; accident at Tredegar Iron Works – 25-lb. weight falls on a man’s head
1880-05-03, Richmond Dispatch; shooting at Libby Prison, now used as a fertilizer plant
1880-12-28, Richmond Dispatch; keeper of Shockoe Cemetery and son shot by noise-making boys – son will probably lose an eye
1885, Porter, David Dixon, Incidents and Anecdotes of the Civil War; One of Admiral Porter’s recollections of going with Lincoln to Richmond and the events that took place there. Includes the Duff Green incident.
1886-11-12, Richmond Dispatch; young colored boy named George Brown has his arm mangled at the Tredegar Iron Works. Taken to alms house – arm will be amputated tomorrow.

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