Tag Archives: Southern Economy; War Supplies

Warm Clothes Needed for ‘Refugee’ Rebel Soldiers

We’ve seen the Union military ask Northerners to make mittens for its troops as the weather gets colder. Here a Richmond paper is asking citizens to send warm clothing to the troops from the burned down Hampton, Virginia. From the … Continue reading

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Wanted: Guns, Wagons, Blacksmiths

Not Exactly a Gun Amnesty; Ensuring Troops Get Their Goods from Home Four notices from the pages of the Richmond Daily Dispatch September 27, 1861: Help in kind for Ordnance Department Ordnance Department of Va., Richmond, Aug. 7, 1861. Notice … Continue reading

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