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The Georgia Historical Society, the Georgia Battlefields Association and the Department of Economic Development are sponsoring the downtown plaque. (Image: Georgiatourisguide.com) The Georgia Historical Society, the Georgia Battlefields Association and the Department of Economic Development are sponsoring the downtown plaque. (Image: Georgiatourisguide.com) A new historical marker in Columbus tells the story of a mob of women who led a bread riot during the Civil War. The Georgia Historical Society, the Georgia Battlefields Association and the Department of Economic Development are sponsoring the downtown plaque. It describes how local planters defied Confederate government orders to plant more food, opting to grow cotton because it was more profitable. By summer 1863, the south was running out of food, so 65 women armed with knives and pistols marched down Broad Street and raided food supplies until police drove them off. Georgia Historical Society President Todd Groce
| Date | 8/18/2014 5:03:31 PM |
| File name | emblem, Civil War, Andersonville Prison, union flags another source.jpg |
| File Size | 100.59k |
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| Linked to | Gilbert, Elijah C.; Higley, George W sr; Runner, Lewis Pvt; Witter, Charles Henry |
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