Damage to
Richmond, Virginia, at the end of the American Civil War. Being the capital of the
Confederacy and a vital source of
materiel and manpower,
Richmond was the target of numerous attacks by the
Union Army during the war. When the city's capture became imminent, the
Confederate Army abandoned the city, setting fire to its military stores as they retreated.Photo:
Andrew J. Russell; Restoration:
Lise Broer
Damage to
Richmond, Virginia, at the end of the American Civil War. Being the capital of the
Confederacy and a vital source of
materiel and manpower,
Richmond was the target of numerous attacks by the
Union Army during the war. When the city's capture became imminent, the
Confederate Army abandoned the city, setting fire to its military stores as they retreated.Photo:
Andrew J. Russell; Restoration:
Lise Broer