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

1901-11-17, Richmond Times-Dispatch; good account of the burial of Col. Ulric Dahlgren in Oakwood Cemetery, and the raiding of the grave; author was a member of the 19th VA H.A., camped at Battery 5, and guarding Libby Prison at the time
1903-01-27, Richmond Times-Dispatch; Veteran Cavalry Association raising funds for Stuart Monument. Ladies are expected to help, but are busy with bazaar for Jefferson Davis Monument
1903-01-29, Richmond Times-Dispatch; Cumberland County veterans including Venable and others form committee to aid the Stuart Monument Association
1903-02-01, Richmond Times-Dispatch; more fundraising for Stuart monument
1903-02-10, Richmond Times-Dispatch; Fire at Tredegar Iron Works – Spike Mill burns down. Damage $100,000
1903-02-11, Richmond Times-Dispatch; The Spike Mills of the Tredegar Iron works, recently destroyed in a fire, will be rebuilt – displaced workmen are being looked after by the company
1903-02-17, Richmond Times-Dispatch; cavalry veterans want Stuart Monument in Capitol Square and are upset that Wade Hampton got an enormous monument in South Carolina while Virginia has done nothing for Stuart
1903-02-18, Richmond Times-Dispatch; Stuart Monument Association asks for $10,000 for the Stuart Monument and seeks to place it in Capitol Square, “on the brow of the hill just below the southern end of the Capitol overlooking Bank Street.”
1903-02-19, Richmond Times-Dispatch; Governor, State officials and Stuart Monument Association pick the site for the Stuart Monument in Capitol Square – “upon the knoll overlooking the Custom House.”
1903-02-24, Richmond Times-Dispatch; brutal fight and stabbing at the Tredegar Iron Works

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