Elizabeth,

It does seem reasonable that it would have been tobacco. But I recall 
reading in an account in a southern apology magazine that it was cotton 
warehouses burned in Richmond. Perhaps my memory is faulty. In any event, it 
was the confederates who burned Richmond, not the Union army.

Anne

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Subject: Re: Long memories


> If I may insert a thought:
>
> There is some mighty nasty, insulting language being thrown back and 
> forth.
> Did someone on this list refer to themselves as intellectuals?
>
> My comprehension must be lacking - tho' I did think there was tobaccy in 
> dem
> dere warehouses that we burned in Richmond - not cotton.
>
> Elizabeth
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