The Southern bread riots were events of civil unrest in the Confederacy during the American Civil War, perpetrated mostly by women in March and April 1863. Though the Richmond riot was the largest, they occurred in cities throughout the Confederate States, with hungry women and men entering and looting various shops and stores.
The Southern bread riots were events of civil unrest in the Confederacy during the American Civil War, perpetrated mostly by women in March and April 1863. Though the Richmond riot was the largest, they occurred in cities throughout the Confederate States, with hungry women and men entering and looting various shops and stores.
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