1865 Written Accounts
Written accounts from various sources about Richmond, VA during the Civil War.

1865-04-14, Richmond Whig; pontoon bridge across the James is a great convenience
1865-04-15, Richmond Whig; incredible list of the property destroyed in the evacuation
1865-04-15, Richmond Whig; Libby Prison has 3,000 Confederate prisoners; Castle Thunder is used for criminals and Federal deserters
1865-04-15, Richmond Whig; Mathew Brady has forwarded his negatives of the burnt district to Washington and will continue to photograph
1865-04-15, Richmond Whig; POWs sent to City Point; Lt. Bishop is commandant of Libby Prison
1865-04-15, Washington Evening Star; fire at Brady’s Washington gallery
1865-04-16, New York Herald; order to reassemble the Virginia Legislature is rescinded. General Lee has not arrived in the city.
1865-04-17, Boston Post; dispatch describing the response to Lee’s surrender in Richmond, losses due to the evacuation fire, crimes in the city and information about life in Richmond generally
1865-04-17, Official Records; Gen. Godfrey Weitzel’s report on the capture of Richmond – notes the order of troops entering city, putting out the fires (he says done about 2 PM), and the rest of the troops being posted to the inner line fortifications.
1865-04-17, Richmond Whig; description of the arrival of Robert E. Lee in Richmond

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