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Tag Archives: Southern Economy; War Supplies
unerasable
a milky way There were a lot of home remedies during the Civil War (for example, blackberry brandy). The South might have been getting shorter and shorter on supplies, but if someone could spare some milk a letter from a … Continue reading
down on the farmers
What price should Virginia farmers charge the Confederate army for their produce? An editorial from 150 years ago thought a low price was in the farmers’ self-interest. From the Richmond Daily Dispatch January 11, 1864: The Farmers and the army. … Continue reading
ticket to sew
Problem? A Richmond newspaper believes that soldiers’ wives were possibly not being given the preferential treatment they deserved in getting seamstress work at the Clothing Bureau. From the Richmond Daily Dispatch November 2, 1863: Soldiers’ wives. –Complains are frequently made … Continue reading
Tredegar still hiring
Big surprise – the South’s war economy is still going great guns. From the Richmond Daily Dispatch October 28, 1863: Wanted–1,000 negroes. –We wish to hire for the year 1864, one thousand Negroes, to be employed at the Tredegar Iron … Continue reading
Richmond referendum
As inflation was ravaging the Confederacy 150 years ago, the Virginia state legislature was mulling over a “maximum bill” to regulate prices on a variety of goods. The Richmond city council called a referendum so that Richmond legislators would know … Continue reading
buried treasure
As the Confederate economy was increasingly squeezed Southerners had to make due with less and come up with creative product substitutes. 150 years ago today evidence was published of another way to find supplies – digging up the graves of … Continue reading
A Benevolent Union in Richmond?
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
We support the troops
From the Richmond Daily Dispatch December 3, 1862: Negro Patriotism. –Benj. Marable, Esq., of Halifax county, Va. has four negro men who, for some time, have been engaged working on the fortifications at Richmond. A few days ago they came … Continue reading
Greenhide
A Mobile newspaper published some advice for self-help as the South was trying to deal with the economic issues caused by secession, the blockade, and the huge demands of the army for men and material. From the Richmond Daily Dispatch … Continue reading
But “An Army Marches On Its Stomach”
Impressing Slaves, Wagons, and Teams for Rebel Army Means Smaller Wheat Crop From The New-York Times December 1, 1861: GRIEVANCE. The Richmond Whig complains bitterly of the grievance suffered by the farming community from the impressment of negroes, and wagons … Continue reading
