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Abraham Lincoln's Visit to Richmond :: |
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Information about Abraham Lincoln's visit to Richmond, Va., during the
Civil War. |
This page contains information about Abraham
Lincoln's visit to Richmond on April 4-5, 1865.
Written Accounts
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OR Navies: Ser. I, Vol. 12, pp. 93-94 |
4/1/1865; list of
vessels in the North Atlantic Blockading Squadron (Federal) |
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New York Times |
4/8/1865;
excellent article, sent on April 4, describing Lincoln’s visit to Richmond;
states Lincoln arrived at 2 PM, throng of freed slaves, etc. Leaves Richmond
at 6:30. Also notes that Admiral Farragut visited Richmond on April 4 and
left the same day. Also remarks on the evacuation fire, destruction, and
rumors swirling around the city. |
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New York
Herald |
4/9/1865; Description of Abraham Lincoln at the
White House of the Confederacy and on the USS Malvern |
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New York
Herald |
4/12/1865; notes the visit of President Lincoln
to Richmond, the parade of the XXIV Corps through town, and efforts by local
capitalists [including J. R. Anderson] to bring VA back into the Union.
Losses due to fire are 2/3 the city's assessed value |
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Behind the Scenes - Keckley |
1868;
recollection of Mary Lincoln's African-American servant pertaining to Mary
Lincoln's visit to Richmond and Petersburg, a day after Lincoln toured the
city. Valuable details. |
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Richmond
Occupied... |
no date; EXCELLENT account of the fall of Richmond by the
General Godfrey Weitzel who
received the surrender of the city. Many important details about Lincoln's
visit, and the instructions given by him to Weitzel. |
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National
Tribune |
10/4/1900; "The Fall of Richmond"
Part two of Hiram Peck's memoir. Describes Lincoln's visit to Richmond,
details of the evacuation fire, the reopening of the Richmond Theater, and
response to Lee's surrender in Richmond. Mentions Castle Thunder detectives
being locked in Libby, and gives a description of Hollywood Cemetery. |
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07/07/2008
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