Both articles included a brief synopsis of the proceedings, which cited websters alleged offenses and the courts ruling. Articles and quotes from the historic richmond daily dispatch from 18611865. On yesterday we spent a few hours in visiting the hospital at seabrooks warehouse, now occupied by many of our wounded soldiers. The richmond times dispatch, sunday 15 may 1932, page 7, column 4. Virginia online historical newspapers summary blog the. Published from 1884 to 1903, the richmond dispatch was originally established on october 19, 1850, as the daily dispatch by james a. The richmond timesdispatch has been the primary daily newspaper of richmond, virginia for over the past 150 years. Richmond times dispatch 08191985 to current genealogy bank. Boatwright library is pleased to announce the acquisition of an extended richmond times dispatch digital archive, now providing access from 1903 to the present. In addition to the richmond area petersburg, chester, hopewell, colonial heights and surrounding areas, the times dispatch has substantial readership in charlottesville, lynchburg, and waynesboro.
Richmond timesdispatch wikipedia republished wiki 2. May 20, 2020 obituaries, death notices, in memoriam and news obituary features for the greater richmond region and virginia. An article published this day, december 2nd 1862, in the richmond daily dispatch. Due to the hotels clientele and their association with the confederacy, the. As of the 2010 census, the citys population was 204,214. Not only was the fourpage sheet the first penny paper south of baltimore, editorially it veered away from the. In addition to the richmond area petersburg, chester, hopewell, colonial heights. Published on halfsheets, 18621865, with varying caption titles. The richmond daily dispatch 18611865 home facebook. Jefferson davis used the spotswood as his home until the white house of the confederacy was completed. Southern illustrated news richmond, va, september, 1862. In 1886 major lewis ginter founded a rival paper, the daily. The richmond timesdispatch is the trusted source for local news in richmond and central virginia.
The new york times republished an original article from the richmond dispatch relaying the information of websters capture and trial. Key political, diplomatic, social, and military issues were at stake as robert e. Commander rogers writes me today, that he went with the gunboats yesterday past little branoon. Published partly in german with running title taglicher enquirer jan.
Web edition articles 01022015 to current genealogy bank. The richmond timesdispatch rtd or td for short is the primary daily newspaper in richmond, the capital of virginia and the primary newspaper of record for the state of virginia. Thanks to errol somay and kelley brandes from the va newspaper project and mark bell, ur english masters program, for help in compiling this list. To preserve these articles as they originally appeared, the times does.
Battery defenses richmond in the american civil war. The papers early years offer a fascinating glimpse into early 20thcentury virginia, with editorials that reflected bryans position on curtailing african american voting rights. Institute of museum and library services national leadership grant provided support for entering this text. The times dispatch has the secondhighest circulation of any virginia newspaper, after norfolks the virginianpilot. In addition to the richmond area petersburg, chester, hopewell, colonial heights and surrounding areas, the timesdispatch has substantial readership in charlottesville, lynchburg, and waynesboro. John hammersley bought half of the newspaper company in 1859, and continued as a joint publisher on the masthead until may 5, 1862, when no name appeared. The richmond times dispatch has been the primary daily newspaper of richmond, virginia for over the past 150 years. Richmond times dispatch archive, 1903 to the present.
Wanted at the richmond arsenal, 7th street, 5,000 barrels charcoal, to be delivered in such quantity, at stated times, as may be required. In addition to microfilm and original newspaper collections, the library of virginia subscribes to the. Civil war era newspapers libguides at shepherd university. The richmond timesdispatch traces its beginnings to 1850 with the founding of the richmond dispatch by james a. Richmond daily dispatch newspaper march 19, 1862, richmond, virginia 12 648 there would have been approximately tliiee hundred thousand dollars available tor the spread of the gospel. Richmond times dispatch, march 1862 search for documents in search only in richmond times dispatch, march 1862.
The richmond daily dispatch 18611865 posts facebook. At the time of establishment in 1850, it was one of the very few nonpartisan newspapers around and featured relatively unbiased articles. The richmond times dispatch traces its beginnings to 1850 with the founding of the richmond dispatch by james a. Students, staff and faculty now have access to the history of richmond via newspaper coverage during the 20th century and early 21st century. Rosa bell blackburn holzbach 18621932 find a grave. During the civil war, richmond became the capital of the confederate states and the daily dispatch decided to promote the confederate cause. Advertisements took up a consistent amount of space in the paper in 1863, 1864, and 1865all after the issuing of the emancipation proclamationas they did in 1861 before the beginning of the war. By april 1861, the newspaper announced its circulation was within a fraction of,000. Richmondarea newspapers, 18301860, in local collections location codes. Students, staff and faculty now have access to the history of richmond via newspaper coverage during the.
Thom has swept away the formalities which attach to the. Richmond times dispatch, richmond news leader 1940s1985 reference this is primarily a subject only index to articles appearing in the richmond times dispatch and the richmond news leader between the 1940s and 1985. Richmond timesdispatch 08191985 to current genealogy bank. Proquest civil war era and american periodicals can also be accessed remotely with a library of virginia library card. In the early 1900s, confederate civil war veteran joseph bryan bought up richmonds competing newspapers and combined them into the richmond timesdispatch. In addition to the richmond area petersburg, chester, hopewell, colonial heights and surrounding. The richmond times dispatch rtd or td for short is the primary daily newspaper in richmond, the capital of virginia and the primary newspaper of record for the state of virginia circulation. Published on halfsheets, 1862 1865, with varying caption titles. All search options view abbreviations home collectionstexts perseus catalog research grants open source about help. It is the center of the richmond metropolitan statistical area msa and the greater richmond region. The damage was so severe that richmond moved its amtrak service to staples mill road in henrico in 1975. Belle isle prison richmond in the american civil war. Title richmond enquirer richmond, virginia 18151867 online resource other title enquirer and sentinel richmond enquirer and sentinel.
Were your first stop for local news, crime reports and virginia politics including general assembly. Richmond republican richmond, va, 18481851 richmond timesdispatch richmond, va, 19141922 richmond weekly examiner richmond, va, 18501866 richmond whig richmond, va, 18501862 richmond whig and commercial journal richmond, va, 18311832 richmonder anzeiger richmond, va, 18551866 riverside shenandoah iron works, va, 1880. The debt on the foreign and home mission committees would have been wiped out and each cause enabled to make enlarged plans for the coming year. Mcclellan faced off on the peninsula between the york and james rivers. The daily dispatch marked a new era in newspaper publishing in virginia. Richmond times dispatch, richmond news leader 1940s1985 reference this is primarily a subject only index to articles appearing in the richmondtimes dispatch and the richmond news leader between the 1940s and 1985. Richmond timesdispatch richmond, va, 19141922 richmond weekly examiner richmond, va, 18501866 richmond whig and commercial journal richmond, va, 18311832.
August 7, 1862april, 1863 on same reel as lynchburg daily virginian april 17july 31, 1863. This graph suggests the stability of at least this portion of the marketplace for slave labor in civil war richmond. Two former and two current employees have filed a federal suit alleging pay discrimination on behalf of as many as 250 women hired by the virginia department of environmental quality prior to 2019. The timesdispatch has the secondhighest circulation of any virginia newspaper, after norfolks the virginianpilot.
As the primary paper of the states capital, the timesdispatch serves as a. As the primary paper of the states capital, the times dispatch serves as a. Smithey was the author of several textbooks and ranked as a leading mathematician. Richmond timesdispatch american football database fandom. The peaks during the first half of 1861, the spring of 1862, and the spring of 1865 correspond to the beginning of the war, the beginning of conscription in april 1862, and the end of. Our story main street station richmonds multimodal. Richmond republican richmond, va, 18481851 richmond times dispatch richmond, va, 19141922 richmond weekly examiner richmond, va, 18501866 richmond whig richmond, va, 1850 1862 richmond whig and commercial journal richmond, va, 18311832 richmonder anzeiger richmond, va, 18551866 riverside shenandoah iron works, va, 1880. Obituaries, death notices, in memoriam and news obituary features for the greater richmond region and virginia. The richmond times dispatch rtd or td for short is the primary daily newspaper in richmond, the capital of virginia and the primary newspaper of record for the state of virginia. This is a digitized version of an article from the timess print archive, before the start of online publication in 1996. After richmond became the capital of the confederacy in may 1861, the hotel served as a meeting space for the leaders of the confederacy. A fellow named kates, a baptist preacher, living in sevier county, mistaking our forces for federals, cheered lustily for.
Richmond, va, and the national digital newspaper program. Richmond enquirer richmond, virginia 18151867 online. The richmond timesdispatch rtd or td for short is the primary daily newspaper in richmond, the capital of virginia and the primary newspaper of record for the state of virginia circulation. The virginia department of health reported monday that the state has 25,070 covid19 cases, an increase of 989 over the 24,081 reported sunday. The peaks during the first half of 1861, the spring of 1862, and the spring of 1865 correspond to the beginning of the war, the beginning of conscription in april 1862, and the end of the war. Richmond was incorporated in 1742 and has been an independent city since 1871. The richmond timesdispatch has been the primary daily newspaper of. A knoxville correspondent of the nashville garette gets off the following as having occurred in east tennessee. Articles about individuals are most frequently found under the subject heading biography. Taken together they provide a register of when and how southern nationalism was deployed in the pages of the dispatch. Spotswood hotel was a fivestory luxury hotel located in richmond, virginia. We might think of richmond as the normandy of the united states, for over 40 percent of the men who died in the civil war died within 150 miles of richmond. It gives us pleasure to state that the vigorous administration of dr. For years he served as chief instructor in mathematics at randolphmacon college, retiring from active service in 1917, and becoming professor emeritus of mathematics.
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