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.
Archives: Civil War
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.
Civil War: A chance encounter with John Wilkes Booth
100 miles north of Richmond, 17 months before he was assassinated, President Lincoln sat watching a young actor named John Wilkes Booth in a newly-renovated Ford’s Theatre.
Phil’s Civil War ghost tour
Richmond’s turbulent history makes it a prime candidate for investigating ghostly activity…if you dare!
Civil War: A shooting at 25th and Main Street
150 years ago, a heated altercation between prison guards leads to violence in Shockoe Bottom.
Civil War: The execution of a Union spy
150 years ago, Union spy Spencer Kellogg Brown was hanged behind the present-day Science Museum.
