Franklin Street Guard House
Information about the Franklin Street Guard House in Richmond, VA during the Civil War.

The precise location of Franklin Street Guard House is unknown but appears to be a military jail for disorderly Confederate soldiers.

Written Accounts

1862-04-21, Richmond Dispatch; Michael Gately of Fredericksburg escapes from Franklin Street Guard House – formerly at Castle Godwin – not a soldier
1862-05-03, G. W. Alexander letter; letter from Alexander to Godwin, containing a breakdown of the numbers of guards detailed at the various prisons
1862-05-06, Richmond Dispatch; escapes & attempts, Castle Godwin & “the guard house on Franklin street.”
1862-05-27, Richmond Enquirer; soldier escapes from the "Confederate Guard House, on Franklin street" and promptly recaptured - he broke his ankle in the escape
1862-06-02, Richmond Dispatch; Michael Garrity, deserter in Franklin St. Guard House, shot trying to escape
1862-06-23, Richmond Dispatch; 2nd class juvenile militia company guarding Libby Prison stages mutiny
1862-07-14, Richmond Enquirer; notes that the prison on Franklin street is near a candle factory, and that both of these things are poorly placed within a residential neighborhood - argues that prisons should be in a less populated area
1862-07-22, Richmond Dispatch; Michael Leary, 19Miss, steals $112 from man named Poole, also 19Miss. Leary locked up in “military guard-house” on Franklin St.
1862-07-28, Richmond Dispatch; Police break up rock battle at Rocketts
1862-08-04, Richmond Examiner; Castle Godwin is completely full and tents are being erected in the yard to handle the overflow

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