Category: Richmond

By April 1865, the Confederate government realized the siege was almost over and abandoned the city lest they be captured. The retreating Confederates chose to burn military supplies rather than let them fall into Union hands; the resulting fire destroyed much of central Richmond. How did the Confederacy lose their capital Richmond Virginia? At the […]

Richmond bread riots On April 2, 1863, in the Confederate capital of Richmond, Virginia, about 5,500 people, mostly poor women, broke into shops and began seizing food, clothing, shoes, and even jewelry before the militia arrived to restore order. Tens of thousands of dollars worth of items were stolen. What was the Richmond Bread Riot […]

Led by Mary Jackson, a mother of four, and Minerva Meredith, whom Varina Davis (the wife of President Davis) described as “tall, daring, Amazonian-looking,” the crowd of more than 100 women armed with axes, knives, and other weapons took their grievances to Letcher on April 2. What caused the Richmond Bread Riots? Pressure on farmers […]

In April of 1863, the drastic inflation on southern currency was officially out of hand. Pressure on farmers to provide the necessary crops to feed their families and the armed forces along with rising taxes and inflated food prices led Confederate women to initiate Bread Riots. Why was the Richmond Bread Riot important? Jones’s description […]

As Union forces advanced toward Richmond in the spring of 1864, Gen. Robert E. Lee’s Confederate army repulsed and outmaneuvered Gen. Ulysses S. Grant’s troops at Confederate army in a devastating two-week action that cost more than 17,000 lives. In which Battle did the Confederacy stop the Union from reaching Richmond? The Union Army advance […]

Serviced by five railroads, it was easy to reach. Steamboats connected it to Washington and Baltimore. It had spacious halls, good hotels, appetizing restaurants, and the heritage of the Founding Fathers. It was also a center for industry and business, including the second largest slave market on the continent. Why was Richmond chosen as the […]

Virginia was the South’s industrial center, with an industrial output nearly equal to that of all other Confederate states combined. The Confederacy also hoped the move would consolidate its hold on the state, since it had difficulty securing other states bordering the Union. Why did the Confederacy choose Richmond? While the first Confederate capital was […]

Lincoln and his landing party switched to the captain’s barge towed by a small tug, but the tugboat ran aground. In the end, the president of the United States had to make his triumphant entry into the fallen enemy capital in a humble rowboat manned by a dozen sailors. How did the Union capture Richmond? […]

Between 2019 and 2020, Richmond gained nearly 9,500 new residents for a 0.7 percent increase, higher than the mean increase of 0.4 percent for MSAs with populations of 1 million or more. The source of these new Greater Richmond residents is what makes the region stand out. How many people are moving to Richmond VA? […]

Richmond Park is open to vehicles from 7:00 am in the summer and 7:30 am in the winter. Vehicle gates close at dusk all year round. Why is Richmond Park closed to traffic? R oad closures designed to reduce traffic in several Royal parks are to be made permanent, it was announced on Tuesday. Trial […]