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Your Horse Is Our Horse

Posted on April 25, 2012 by SUMPTER

From the Richmond Daily Dispatch April 22, 1862: Impressment of horses. –The people of Lynchburg are groaning over the fact that the agents of the Government have been twice in that region impressing and buying up all the serviceable horses … Continue reading →

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The Price Is Wrong

Posted on April 21, 2012 by SUMPTER

Price Controls in Richmond From the Richmond Daily Dispatch April 22, 1862: Seizure of eggs. –The Chief of the Provost Marshal’s Police seized on Saturday a couple of barrels of eggs, belonging to a man who had been selling them … Continue reading →

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Medical Alcohol?

Posted on April 17, 2012 by SUMPTER

The war caused governments North and South to increase restrictions on civilian rights. As Encyclopedia Virginia points out, on March 1, 1862 President Jefferson Davis declared martial law in Richmond, and “The Confederate government also prohibited the sale of liquor … Continue reading →

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