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As the war went on and the men were away for longer periods there was less to send. The Southern bread riots were events of civil unrest in the Confederacy during the American Civil War perpetrated mostly by women in March and April 1863During these riots which occurred in cities throughout the South women and men violently invaded and. Top Ten Disadvantages Of The South During The Civil War By Jazz Thorpe The war took men and horses away from farm work. What caused food shortages in the south during the civil war . Most brutal prison camp during the civil war. And confederate army requisitions cleaned out all available supplies in some areas. Many of those who normally did these jobs were away fighting the. The most expensive but somewhat available meat later in the war was mule meat. Confederate soldiers also experienced major food shortages especially in the latter two years of the war. Agents from the Confederate government requisitioned food and livestock taking them ...