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

1894, Van Santvoord, Cornelius, 120th Regiment New York State Volunteers; description of life on Belle Isle in 1864, including offers for employment at the Tredegar Iron Works upon taking the oath of allegiance; apparently, very few would do so
1895, New England Magazine; good description of life in Prison No. 1 (Ligon's Prison) during 1861. Comments on Henry Wirz as an employee there.
1898, Series Written Especially for the Boston Journal; Recollections from the 9th Vermont Infantry, detailing the occupation of Richmond
1900-01-06, T. P. Turner Letter; letter from T. P. Turner giving extensive details on the administration of Libby Prison. Notes that Libby had a capacity of 700 to 800 prisoners, and that Belle Isle "frequently contained from twelve to fifteen thousand."
1900-02-29 (and 1900-06-19; 1900-09-20), Richmond Chancery Court Records, Will Book No. 7, p. 419; the Last Will and Testament of Elizabeth Van Lew, with two codicils
1901, Boys of '61, Coffin; Coffin's expanded version of Lincoln's visit to Richmond
1904-01, Southern Practitioner; recollection about Winder Hospital by its former Surgeon in Charge, A. G. Lane. Important details, especially about the management of the hospital
1904-07-08, Virginia Medical Semi-Monthly; Gildersleeve, John R.; "History of Chimborazo Hospital, Richmond, Va., and Its Medical Officers During 1861-1865 "
1904, A Boy's Experiences in the Civil War 1860-1865; excellent description of the VMI cadets' use of the Alms House as barracks and classrooms and cadet life in general; also mentions the cadets tending Confederate graves
1904, History of the 2nd PA HA; Wilson, Clarence H., 2nd Pennsylvania Heavy Artillery. Page 213 describes conditions of Libby Prison in winter 1864-65.

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