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... supply was another favorable circumstance . It was impossible to starve out the rebellious states by even the most rigid blockade as long as there were between three and four million slaves on Southern plantations . The ring of warships ...
... supply was another favorable circumstance . It was impossible to starve out the rebellious states by even the most rigid blockade as long as there were between three and four million slaves on Southern plantations . The ring of warships ...
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... supply of cotton on hand . As its price rose from twelve cents to one dollar a pound , the manufacturers raised in a ... Supplies for the army were bought , in prodigious quantities , without adequate supervision . Fraud ceased to be a ...
... supply of cotton on hand . As its price rose from twelve cents to one dollar a pound , the manufacturers raised in a ... Supplies for the army were bought , in prodigious quantities , without adequate supervision . Fraud ceased to be a ...
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... supply was the most pressing problem — but it was one that was already in the course of solution when Grant arrived . A few days before Rosecrans had been relieved from command both he and General Thomas had approved a plan which seemed ...
... supply was the most pressing problem — but it was one that was already in the course of solution when Grant arrived . A few days before Rosecrans had been relieved from command both he and General Thomas had approved a plan which seemed ...
Contents
CHAPTER | 11 |
OBSESSIONS AND FANTASIES | 25 |
THE UNWILLING SOLDIER | 38 |
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