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A politician in this city threw money out of his pockets to try and disperse a riot. (15[1])That uprising in this city (15[1])was led by Mary Jackson and led Joseph Mayo to read out the Riot Act. This city was the site of a series of “bread riots” and was also the site of Libby Prison. Joseph E. Johnston was injured defending this city in the Battle (-5[1])of the Seven (-5[1])Pines. This (15[1])city’s (*) Tredegar Iron Works (10[1])supplied the majority of Confederate munitions during the Civil War and was one of the few buildings surviving when this city’s tobacco warehouses were set ablaze by retreating Confederate soldiers. The fall of this city, which was the target of George McClellan’s Peninsular Campaign, resulted in the evacuation (-5[1])of Jefferson Davis. For 10 points, name (10[1])this capital of the Confederacy. (10[1])■END■ (10[1]0[1])

ANSWER: Richmond, Virginia
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