Richmond (Va.)
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Hugh Lawson Clay letter
Letter written by Clay from Richmond, Virginia, to an unidentified person in response to a request for help in locating Mr. Mayhew, a mutual friend.
Letter from a Union Officer from Libby Prison
This document is a letter written by G. Veltfort, a Union officer, from Libby Prison on December 12, 1863. The letter provides firsthand insight into the conditions within the Confederate prison in Richmond, Virginia, known for overcrowding, inadequate provisions, and harsh treatment of prisoners.
Prison Bill of Fare Poem Broadside
One broadside of a poem written by a Union soldier held at the Confederate Libby Prison in Richmond, Virginia, on 8 November 1861. The poem describes the food provided and the ways it was prepared at the prison in satirical verse.