Other Sources
Index of selected articles from other sources that pertain to Richmond, VA during the Civil War.

1866-04, The Cosmopolite, “Reminiscences of A Southern Hospital. By Its Matron.” Part 4
1866-05, The National Freedman; report of charitable contributions at Chimborazo, and notice of poor conditions there
1866-10, Debow's Review; "Camp Lee and the Freedman's Bureau;" mostly a racist diatribe, gives a few details into the camp's operation. By George Fitzhugh
1866, Trowbridge, John T., The South...; account of the author's travels to Richmond and the adjoining battlefields. Good material on Belle Isle, Brown's Island, Libby Prison, battlefields near the city, Camp Lee
1866, DeForest (81st NY), Random Sketches...; 1866 memoir describing conditions in the early Richmond prisons, Libby and Belle Isle
1866, The Cosmopolite, Baltimore; [Pember, Phoebe Yates.]; "Reminiscences of a Southern Hospital, by Its Matron."
1866, The Lost Cause, A New Southern History of the War...; by Edward A. Pollard; this excerpt reprints the southern Congress' response to the prisoner issue, written in 1865. Describes Libby Prison, General Hospital #21, and Belle Isle
1867-08-10, Southern Opinion; description of Belle Isle as a prison camp – notes on the cemetery, the origins of the prison,the current state of the island
1867-11-23, Southern Opinion; “Castle Thunder in Bellum Days;” gives an outstanding account of Castle Thunder, prominent prisoners (including Mary Walker) and its’ staff (including physical descriptions); mentions Oakwood Cemetery, Castle Godwin
1868-06-27, Southern Opinion; excellent article describing the beer gardens in town, with lengthy description of the “Hermitage Trotting Park,” formerly Camp Lee. Describes the current conditions and compares them with the wartime usages.

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