[WhiskeyPapa]

Yeah, Richmond Bread Riot of April 1863. Varina didn't look like she missed many meals, though.

This came later:

"Mary Boykin Chesnut attended a party given by Varina Davis for the elite ladies of Richmond society in which the table fare was described as "gumbo, ducks and olives, supreme de volaille, chickens in jelly, oysters, lettuce salad, chocolate jelly cake, claret soup, champagne, &c&c&c." (31 January 1864 diary entry in Woodward's MARY CHESNUT'S CIVIL WAR)."

The CSA was -such- a bad joke.

Walt

[rebelyell]

I have noticed that you never defend the actions of your idol, the Constitution-crippling linclon. Instead, you trot out some worn out story of Jeff Davis wearing a woman's shawl or the words of a Ga. Senator, every bit as racist (by today's standards) as the u.S. President that believed all blacks in this country ought to be sent back to Africa.

Does that not seem a bit odd, even to you, FR's preeminent yankee troll? You are the bad joke, Walt. A sad, pathetic, little man.