Tag Archives: Richmond Bread Riot

Our barns should be bulging

Posted on April 10, 2013 by SUMPTER

Hope springs eternal? Food was scarce throughout the Confederacy in the spring of 1863. “In a dozen or more cities and hamlets from Richmond to Mobile, desperate women raided shops or supply depots for food.” A week after the Richmond … Continue reading →

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A Benevolent Union in Richmond?

Posted on April 6, 2013 by SUMPTER

Five days after the Richmond Bread Riot the following report was published in the Richmond Daily Dispatch of April 7, 1863: Relief for the poor. –For the purpose of relieving the wants and necessities of the wives and families of … Continue reading →

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Abundant Virginia

Posted on April 4, 2013 by SUMPTER

Scarcity in the army only due to transportation issues and poorly executed impressments Two days after the Richmond Bread Riot(squelched by the press to conform to the Secretary of Defense’s wishes) a Richmond paper reproduced an editorial squelching the rumor … Continue reading →

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Let them read papers

Posted on April 2, 2013 by SUMPTER

From the Richmond Daily Dispatch April 2, 1863: Give your child a Newspaper. –A child beginning to read becomes delighted with a newspapers, because he reads of names and things which are very familiar, and will make progress accordingly. A … Continue reading →

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