—John Beauchamp Jones, a clerk in the Confederate War Department, writes in his journal about the poor conditions in Richmond, especially in regard to groceries being unavailable:
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Friday, March 22, 2013
March 22, 1863
March 22, 1863
—John Beauchamp Jones, a clerk in the Confederate War Department, writes in his journal about the poor conditions in Richmond, especially in regard to groceries being unavailable:
The snow has laid an embargo on the usual slight supplies brought to market, and all who had made no provision for such a contingency are subsisting on very short-commons. Corn-meal is selling at from $6 to $8 per bushel. Chickens $5 each. Turkeys $20. Turnip greens $8 per bushel. Bad bacon $1.50 per pound. Bread 20 cts. per loaf. Flour $38 per barrel,—and other things in proportion. There are some pale faces seen in the streets from deficiency of food; but no beggars, no complaints. We are all in rags, especially our underclothes. This for liberty!
—John Beauchamp Jones, a clerk in the Confederate War Department, writes in his journal about the poor conditions in Richmond, especially in regard to groceries being unavailable:
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