Civil War: The dangerous business of life in Richmond
April 1864 brings a surprising number of gruesome accidents and incidents to Civil War-era Richmond.
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Civil War: The Dahlgren Affair
As I hinted in my last column, the story of Kilpatrick’s Dahlgren’s gets quite a bit more interesting and is a topic of controversy even today. Conspiracy theorists, take note.
Civil War: The Dahlgren-Kirkpatrick Raid
Of all the attempts to attack the city of Richmond during the Civil War, none were as audacious as the Dahlgren-Kirkpatrick raid in March of 1864.
Civil War: Confederate Coffee
The double blow of the Union naval blockade and the fall of New Orleans in 1862 effectively stopped the importation of coffee to the Southern states. So Richmonders had to get creative.
Civil War: Prison break
Of all Richmond’s Civil War stories, this story is the one that most truly shows the determination, ingenuity, and courage of the Union prisoners who spent time incarcerated in the Confederate capital.
Civil War: The arrival of John Hunt Morgan
As the Civil War unfolded a Confederate “rockstar” would emerge out west and create quite a stir upon his arrival in Richmond.
Escape from the Confederate White House
Throughout the Civil War, hundreds of thousands of slaves in Confederate states escaped to find freedom in the North.
Civil War: From Richmond to Andersonville
150 years ago, as Richmond’s war-time prison population grew, many of those prisoners were sent south to Andersonville, Georgia.
Civil War: Castle Thunder’s Captain Alexander
Castle Thunder’s larger-than-life commandant is removed from duty after charges of prisoner abuse and bribery.
12 Years a Slave
I’d like everyone in Richmond to see 12 Years A Slave, not just because it’s an amazing film and story, but because it’s also something we all need to see.
