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Richmond, Virginia



 


Notes: The City of Richmond was officially part of Henrico County until 1842. Richmond is now an independent city and is not part of any county.
OpenStreetMap

City/Town : Latitude: 37.539169991257296, Longitude: -77.43359488258647


Media

Photos
The Fall Of Richmond.
The Fall Of Richmond.
Currier & Ives lithograph depicting the fall of Richmond, Virginia on April 2, 1865. When the city became indefensible fires were started to destroy documents and resources. Before Union troops could bring the fires under control a quarter of the city had been destroyed.
Downtown Richmond VA.
Downtown Richmond VA.
Downtown Richmond VA.
Libby Prison.
Libby Prison.
Libby Prison.

Documents
Richmond, Virginia 1861.
Richmond, Virginia 1861.
During the Civil War, Richmond served as the capitol of the rebellion. This map on the first page of the New York Herald shows the city and the various encampments surrounding it.

Birth

Matches 1 to 15 of 15

   Last Name, Given Name(s)    Birth    Person ID 
1 Avery, Louise Field Hughes  12 Jun 1909Richmond, Virginia I46141
2 Avery, Lydia Arms  31 Jan 1845Richmond, Virginia I40439
3 Beaty, Henry Warren  30 Mar 1937Richmond, Virginia I59224
4 Beaty, Shirley MacLean  24 Apr 1934Richmond, Virginia I59223
5 Hager, Henry Chase   9 May 1978Richmond, Virginia I3366
6 Harris, Lydia  4 Apr 1740Richmond, Virginia I22246
7 Hudson, Ellen R  1842Richmond, Virginia I60723
8 Lackland, Sarah Elizabeth  22 Jan 1838Richmond, Virginia I38557
9 Morton, Richard Woodson  10 Oct 1798Richmond, Virginia I17457
10 Reid, Helen Rhea  8 Jul 1886Richmond, Virginia I64314
11 Slaughter, William Jr  21 Aug 1781Richmond, Virginia I54784
12 Starke, Katherine Lee  21 Dec 1935Richmond, Virginia I57368
13 Streng, Charles Bauer  23 Aug 1859Richmond, Virginia I24563
14 Wyatt, Elizabeth  16 Oct 1676Richmond, Virginia I3664
15 Wyatt, William  Abt 1649Richmond, Virginia I3189

Died

Matches 1 to 6 of 6

   Last Name, Given Name(s)    Died    Person ID 
1 Clark, Micajah  Abt 1707Richmond, Virginia I18539
2 Ford, Samuel Jr  1793Richmond, Virginia I63645
3 Griesel, Arthur Frederick  3 May 1943Richmond, Virginia I47057
4 Kitchell, Grace  7 Nov 1818Richmond, Virginia I63646
5 Parham, Beulah Epps  23 Jul 1909Richmond, Virginia I46140
6 Whipple, William H  13 Mar 1864Richmond, Virginia I62825

Married

Matches 1 to 1 of 1

   Family    Married    Family ID 
1 Pillsbury / Handy   F8801

Divorced

Matches 1 to 1 of 1

   Family    Divorced    Family ID 
1 Ringle / Canary  18 Jun 1970Richmond, Virginia F16803