Articles from the Richmond Examiner
Index of selected articles from the Richmond Examiner during the Civil War.

1866-02-07, Richmond Examiner; response from William Ira Smith, editor of the Whig, to charges of being a member of the “Ferrets,” and vitriolic response from Pollard, editor of the Examiner. Thomas Morris Chester mentioned.
1866-02-08, Richmond Examiner; partial publication of a letter from Franklin Stearns about the “Ferret” issue. Notes that he took the Confederate oath of allegiance because his wife was near death, and that perhaps five meetings of the “Ferrets” were held
1866-02-08, Richmond Examiner; railroad track erected on 8th street during the war is a “nuisance” and has not been used since 4/3/1865. Paper urges that it be removed.
1866-02-10, Richmond Examiner; “Dick” Turner, former keeper of Libby Prison, has been transferred from the Penitentiary to Libby
1866-02-10, Richmond Examiner; negro found dead on the bridge leading to Chimborazo Hospital (“now the Asylum for freed negroes”) on Marshall street – buried in the “new negro cemetery” established by the Freedman’s Bureau.
1866-02-12, Richmond Examiner; 30 negro prisoners escape from Libby Prison by digging through the wall.
1866-02-22, Richmond Examiner; notice that Pizzini’s “confectionery palace, on Broad street,” does immense business, and he is known as the “Napoleon of Confectioners.”
1866-02-22, Richmond Examiner; notice that Rees & Brother, opposite the Spotswood, turn out 400-500 images per day
1866-02-22, Richmond Examiner; provost court items – offenders sent to Castle Thunder and Libby. Includes a soldier from the 11th US who deserted his post at Libby, now confined there
1866-02-23, Richmond Examiner; notes that a change to the “house numbering scheme” is up before the City Council.

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