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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
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