Confederates burn Richmond's bridges and supply warehouses
April 2, 1865, Richmond, Virginia.
- Date
- April 2, 1865
- Where
- Richmond, Virginia
- What happened
- Burned
- Event
- 158 of 174
Richmond's warehouses supplied much of the Confederate forces in the Eastern Theater. On April 2 the government fled on the Richmond and Danville, the last open railroad, and retreating soldiers set fire to bridges and supply warehouses. The powder magazine was blown up early on April 3, and the fire destroyed much of central Richmond.
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