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The Evacuation of Richmond

“April 1865. Richmond, Virginia. An account of the evacuation of Richmond and the entrance of Federal troops, into the Confederate capital. The author, who lived at the corner of Twelfth and Broad, recalled these trying times for her children.”

Tags: au:female, au:southern, era:1865, era:Civil War, he:Battle of Richmond, loc:Richmond VA, loc:Virginia, pd:1933, su:civilian, su:female experience, su:homefront, su:non-slaveholding white, su:occupation, su:southern, su:war experience, ts:memory

A French View of the Fall of Richmond: Alfred Paul's Report to Drouyn De Lhuys, April 11, 1865

“April 2-3, 1865. The French Consul in Richmond recorded the chaotic conditions of the Confederate evacuation of Richmond and the calm that existed when Federal troops took charge. He noted CSA Secretary of State Judah P. Benjamin's behavior as…

Tags: au:French, au:male, era:1865, era:Civil War, he:Battle of Richmond, loc:Richmond VA, loc:Virginia, pd:1965, su:French, su:homefront, su:observer, su:occupation, su:travel, su:warfront, ts:narrative

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