March 28, 1863, Nashville Dispatch
There is terrible destitution among the sufferers from the bombardment of Fredericksburg. A correspondent of the Richmond Examiner writes that the despoiled population numbers about six thousand. Of these, about one-fourth are destitute. This proportion has been fed by charity for about twelve weeks. The contributions, in the aggregate, were $200,000, and this sum is rapidly being exhausted. Families recently in the enjoyment of wealth are now beggars, living in negro cabins, and wandering about the country in search of food.