Visitors and Arrivals
Information about visitors and arrivals to Richmond, VA during the Civil War

Written Accounts

1864-08-16, Richmond Dispatch; Three captured Frenchmen claim they were intoxicated and found themselves enlisted in the army
1864-12-05, Richmond Sentinel; Vice President Stephens is at the Spottswood
1865-01-16, San Francisco (CA) Daily Alta California; Francis Blair Sr. arrived in Richmond from the north. Entered Richmond near Fort Harrison and is staying at the Spotswood. Purpose of his visit unknown.
1865-04-03, Washington Evening Star; Mary Lincoln arrived in Washington aboard the steamer Monohansett
1865-04-04, Century Magazine; Major Penrose’s recollections of Lincoln’s visit to Richmond. Declares that Tad was not there, but gives an excellent capsule history of the event.
1865-04-05, Washington Evening Star; Mary Lincoln left Washington today at 11AM on the Monohansett for City Point
1865-04-11, Richmond Whig; Maj. Gen. Silas Casey is staying at the Spottswood Hotel
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, New York Herald; list of prominent Virginians being called to "confer with" Campbell et al on the reconvening of the Legislature to restore Virginia to the Union, signed by Weitzel and Campbell
1865-04-14, Richmond Whig; A. R. Waud, among others, is staying at the Spottswood Hotel

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