4-Mercy at Appomat VI. Richmond After the war, Richmond was devastated. Much of its downtown was burned, allegedly by fleeing Confederates who wanted to keep its stores of weapons, and its warehouses full of tobacco, out of the victors hands. Rebuilding, however, was quick, s and the citys economy has remained among the strongest in the South. Today's Richmond is a Naitis af aichmvesd, remarkably elegant city with an extensive inventory of architecturally significant older buildings alongside its modern office towers. Tobacco is still a major industry-machine-rolled cigarettes were invented here in the 1870s and marlboro - maker phillip morris runs a huge manufacturing plant just south of downtown. Richmond is also a leading banking center W BTL E The end of richmondW B T L E After the war, Richmond was devastated. Much of its downtown was burned, allegedly by fleeing Confederates who wanted to keep its stores of weapons, and its warehouses full of tobacco, out of the victors' hands. Rebuilding, however, was quick, and the city's economy has remained among the strongest in the South. Today's Richmond is a remarkably elegant city, with an extensive inventory of architecturally significant older buildings alongside its modern office towers. Tobacco is still a major industry—machine-rolled cigarettes were invented here in the 1870s, and Marlboro-maker Phillip Morris runs a huge manufacturing plant just south of downtown. Richmond is also a leading banking center. VI. Richmond Ruins of Richmond, National Archives The end of Richmond. Lesson 14 – Mercy at Appomattox