The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-01-28
RICHMOND, VA.
r,uns THAT ARE FULL OF NoURSFoL
INTEREST, AND PLACES iaAh nav"
BrCoME FAMOUS.
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A. 1910 Y. NJ. we enter Manchestes,
,ph;ch ia situated on the'James river opFo-
.;ta richmond. Soon after we crossed tne
Iono bridge over the James, aud mere WEI
80 richmond, What a blessing it woutdE
have .hcen &c such au easy entrance 10 thfs
ssrons CITY could have been made bS :" Lit
sIa Ma, y In his peninsula campaign, or by
az mare successful Grant. We fouudplea
s snu onarters at the Ford House, and after
Tar,aSiny Of an excellent dinner procured
laarr;aoe and a good guide and visited the
different objects Of interest.
Castle Thunder was visited first. This
wss the prison where the female prisoners
were kept. It is plain structure, built OF
hr;ck about 129 By 30 feet in SIZE, and To-
ratei on Cary street near Eighteenth. 1t is
three stories high, and seems well bnilt.
The windows are still provided with
1Urouehtaron bars. 1t is now used for a TO-
bacco factory.
was next visited, being only square distant
from Castle Thunder. 1t Is located on the
corner of Nineteeuth andtC1ry streets, ana
extends from Cary street to DOCK street. II
is three stories high on CtRy street ana iour
s,ar;es on Dock street. This structure, like
Iy,s,Ie Thusder, is uu;lt of brick, and Is
ahout 100 by 100 feet. The windows are
xtaI r,rotersed by iron bars, the same as they
were during the war
The large sign, LIBBY Prison." still re-
mains fastened on the side OF the building,
on Nineteenth street, but is badly In neeq OF
a cost of paint. The building is now occu-
MED by a tobacco firm. sumac company, ana
the Southern FertiIiZipg Company. we
were shown the i5entical spot, at the corner
OF the building on Cary street, where NUM-
her of Yankee" prisoners made their
escape. II seems to me some Pittsburgh brave
led This party, but | cannot recall his maine.
JColonel RosGl The locality surrounding
Libby was burnt by the Coniederates when
Richmond was taken, and is not yet entirely
rebuilt. A great many bare walls still stand
and point back nearly ten years to that dread
full catastrophe.
ton of Libby Hill, q bluff rising from the
James river to the height of $50 or 200 feet.
The view from this point is very fine one.
From here we can see for miles down the
James river, TO the very place where Butler
cut the. famous channel known as Buffers
Gan across a bend in the river, being half
mile direct and seven miles around. The
canal has been opened since the war, anu
steamers pass through it. AS we face the
river we see vast plain stretched before us
as far as the eye can reach. Inns IS the ol'
rection Grants army came from, and as the
rebels rctreated they burnt the three bridges
across the james the Petersburg and Wei.
don Railroad bridge, the DAnvlle Railroad
bridge, and road BRIDGE and set fire TO the
city OF Richmond. These bridges are now
all rebuilt, and are very substantial.
In front OF us on the opposite side OF the
lawn n Shp1S
where the granite for the New York post
office is being dressed. The granite is
brought down the Danvile railroad from
point on the james.
On our right is the city Of Richmond pro-
per-a beautiful city, with beautiful sur
roundinss. From Libby Hill we drove out
the Williamsburg road to the National cem-
etery. This is a handsome cemetery. 1t Is
enclosed by stone wall and contains eight
acres of ground, in which are buried G,540
Union soldiers, of whom only $40 are
known. At the present time neat little
pieces of boards mark the graves, but they
are soon to be replaced 10y marble slabs.
From here we drove 10 the Confederate
cemetery, which is about two miles from the
National cemetery. In this place are buried
10000 Confederate soldiers. What silent
army! The graves are laid out very syste-
matically, but the pretty white head-boards
are permitted TO incline as they please. Most
OF these dead are known, and the names OF
the deceased are cut in the head-boards. A
monument has been erec:ed by the Ladies'
lakewood Memorial Association, and al
though very plain, it is nevertheless hand
some. The shaft is about twenty-five feet
high, tpyramidal in shape, and cut out OF
granite. On one side OF the shaft is cut the
name of the Association that erected it; on
two. others the names of the thirteen States
that participated in the struggle, and on the
fourth side is cut this inscription: "Thc
epitaph OF the soldier who falls with his
country is written in the hearts OF those
who love the right and honor the brave"
From here we went to examine one OF the
Notifications located about five miles from
the heart OF the city. 1t wasin an excellent
state of preservation, enclosing about three
acres of ground, with places built for thirty
pieces OF eaDnen. This earthwork com.
mantied stones run, and from all accounts
it did good service. We brought some relics
along from this fertilization. AS ':the shades
of night were falling fast" we changed our
course and drove !pdly for our hotel. AS
we passed through ahe city we admired the
many fine residences Most Of these fine
dwellings are located on Broad street, a
beautiful thoroustrtsre, probably one hun
dred and City feet wide
Before we reached our hotel we stopped
at the house occupied by JEFF. Davis du.
ring his administration OF the rebel govern
nent. 1t is large three. stored lead color
ed brick building, with 40 pretensiens to
architectural beauty. Pres ident Davis lived
here in regal state, aud atws'ys drove his four
white thoroughbreds, accompanied by his
liveried driver and tootnen. The building
is situated on the corner t,f Twelfth and
Clay streets, on the brow Of steep hill, and
is now occupied by the Central school.
Down the hill, in the rear o the building,
JEFF. Davis made his escape when the Yam
KEGS entered the town. His t am was wait
ing for him below, and he dash ed up the val
ley occupied by the new Oh esapeake and
Ohio railroad.
Those g four white thorough breds" will
be new to our Richmond folks So will the
yarn that Mr.. Davis "dashed np the valley
of the new Chesapeake and Ohio railroad"
The fact is, he went away by 4he Danvie
railroad and on ear. Some .a.her little
plumbers are hardly worth mentioning by
the side OF these.3
Is IL ilse True Mefhea>
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