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The certainty of the Confederate food 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 ...
The certainty of the Confederate food 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 ...
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At the beginning of the war most of them had a considerable supply of cotton on hand . As its price rose from twelve cents to one dollar a pound , the manufacturers raised in a corresponding measure the selling price of cotton cloth .
At the beginning of the war most of them had a considerable supply of cotton on hand . As its price rose from twelve cents to one dollar a pound , the manufacturers raised in a corresponding measure the selling price of cotton cloth .
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The food 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 ...
The food 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 ...
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CEAPTER | 11 |
OBSESSIONS AND FANTASIES | 25 |
THE UNWILLING SOLDIER | 38 |
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