Evacuation Fire of Richmond in 1865

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The Evacuation Fire of Richmond in 1865 was a massive conflagration that swept through the Confederate capital as Southern forces abandoned the city near the end of the American Civil War, destroying large sections of Richmond’s business district and infrastructure.

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Tredegar Iron Works survivedEvent Evacuation Fire of Richmond in 1865