Keywords: 1862 Harper's Weekly Civil War View of Richmond, Virginia - Geographicus - Richmond-harpersweekly-1862.jpg This is a rare and attractive view of Richmond Virginia printed in the May 1862 edition of Harper ™s Weekly Shows Richmond shortly after it was seized by the Union Army near end of the Peninsular Campaign during the American Civil War Union Troops are shown marching up and down the main avenues Above the view proper there are three smaller views Henrico County Jail the Capitol and the Rebel Prisons on Main Street 1862 dated Size in 21 14 object history credit line accession number Richmond-harpersweekly-1862 <i>Harper's Weekly</i> May 31 1962 issue Geographicus-source PD-art derivative works 1862 Harper's Weekly Civil War View of Richmond Virginia - Geographicus - Richmond-harpersweekly-1862 cropped jail jpg Richmond in the American Civil War Henrico County Virginia Prisons in Virginia Virginia State Capitol 1862 in art |