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Richmond, Virginia
Civil War Encyclopedia >> Cities - South
| May 22, 1847 | Skilled white workers at Tredegar Iron Mill in Richmond, VA, tell Joseph Anderson they intend to strike if slaves are used in puddling operations | Virginia |
| June 11, 1860 | Southern delegates hold a National Democratic convention in Richmond. Party leaders urge a "wait and see" approach. | Virginia |
| 1860 Democratic National Convention | ||
| Robert Barnwell Rhett | ||
| Democratic Party | ||
| June 26, 1860 June 28, 1860 |
Southern Democrats hold a convention in Richmond where they select John C. Breckinridge as their nominee for President | Virginia |
| The Election of 1860 | ||
| 1860 Democratic National Convention | ||
| John Breckinridge | ||
| 1860 (Southern) Democratic Party Platform | ||
| Democratic Party | ||
| April 27, 1861 | Virginia offers Richmond to be the Confederate capital. | Virginia |
| May 21, 1861 | Confederate Congress votes to move its capital from Montgomery to Richmond | Alabama Virginia |
| April 4, 1862 | From Fort Monroe federal troops begin movement towards Richmond | |
| Peninsula Campaign | ||
| May 15, 1863 | A portion of the Tredegar Iron Works and a nearby flour mill burn. | Virginia |
| February 9, 1864 | 109 Union officers led by Colonel Thomas Rose escape from Libby Prison on the banks of the James River in Richmond. 59 reach Union lines | Virginia |
| February 29, 1864 | General Judson Kilpatrick splits his force in two detaching 500 men under Ulric Dahlgreen to attack Richmond from the west | Virginia |
| March 1, 1864 | Custis Lee, son of Robert E. Lee, turns back a force of 500 cavalry under Ulric Dahlgreen, 2 miles west of Richmond. General Judson Kilpatrick had called off a planned assault earlier in the day. | Virginia |
| April 20, 1864 | General P. G. T. Beauregard [CS] is relieved of command of the Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida so he can assume command of the Richmond (Virginia) defenses. | Virginia |
| P. G. T. Beauregard | ||
| May 9, 1864 May 24, 1864 |
Sheridan's Raid on Richmond | Virginia |
| Sheridans Raid on Richmond | ||
| January 12, 1865 | Francis P. Blair arrives in Richmond, Virginia with a proposal for a peace conference. | |
| April 2, 1865 | With the Petersburg line crumbling, Lee informs Davis he will abandon his position that evening. The Confederate government evacuates Richmond and Mayor Joseph Mayo surrenders the city to General Godfrey Weitzel. | Virginia |
| Robert E. Lee | ||
| Jefferson Davis | ||
| Siege of Petersburg | ||
| April 3, 1865 | Union troops occupy Petersburg and Richmond | Virginia |
| April 4, 1865 | President Lincoln visits Richmond, walking to the Confederate White House among cheering crowds, mostly freed slaves. A detachment of 10 men protected him. | Virginia |
| Abraham Lincoln | ||
| December 3, 1868 | The treason trial of Jefferson Davis began in Richmond. | Virginia |
Richmond, Virginia
At the start of the Civil War, Richmond, Virginia was the largest industrial center of the South. When Virginia offered its' state capital to be the new capital of the Confederacy, industry played a major role in the selection, although proximity to battlefields and the defensive nature of the rivers around the city also played a major role in its selection.
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At the start of the Civil War, Richmond, Virginia was the largest industrial center of the South. When Virginia offered its' state capital to be the new capital of the Confederacy, industry played a major role in the selection, although proximity to battlefields and the defensive nature of the rivers around the city also played a major role in its selection.
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Civil War Encyclopedia >> Cities - South
Richmond, Virginia was last changed on - May 19, 2007
Richmond, Virginia was added in 2005
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