Jefferson Davis
Information about Jefferson Davis in Richmond during the Civil War

Written Accounts

1865-04-11, Richmond Whig; Official directory of US officials in Richmond
1865-04-13, New York Herald; excellent letter from Richmond describing the Federal occupation of Richmond, mentions Tredegar, former slaves, Rocketts, former rebel hospitals (Chimborazo, Jackson, Stuart)
1865-04-13, New York Herald; lengthy dispatches from Richmond detailing conditions there, Dahlgren’s body being recovered and sent north, Tredegar, prisons, and Lincoln’s plan for peace
1865-04-14, Richmond Whig; Gen. Weitzel is replaced by Gen. Ord as commander of the Richmond occupying forces
1865-04-17, Richmond Whig; Official directory of US officials in Richmond
1865-04-19, Richmond Whig; Official directory of US officials in Richmond
1865-04-25, Richmond Whig; "partial list" of views taken by Mathew Brady of Richmond
1865-04-25, Richmond Whig; Official directory of US officials in Richmond
1865-07-19, Washington (DC) Daily National Republican; interesting letter from a young woman describing the conditions and popular sentiment in Richmond at this time; describes the Fourth of July Celebration in Capitol Square
1865-10-07, Anglo-African; Union spy Mary Jane Richards, using pseudonym 'Richmonia Richards,' describes wartime Richmond to an audience in New York.

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