. Bill Nye's history of the United States. owers or markets. The Alabama was an armed steam-ship, andthe most unpleasant feature of the war to theFederal government, especially as she had moresympathy and aid in England than was asked foror expected by the Unionists. However, Englandhas since repaid all this loss in various ways. Shehas put from five to eight million dollars into cattleon the plains of the Northwest, where the skeletonsof same may be found bleaching in the summersun ; and I am personally acquainted with sixAmericans now visiting England who can borrowenough in a year to make u
. Bill Nye's history of the United States. owers or markets. The Alabama was an armed steam-ship, andthe most unpleasant feature of the war to theFederal government, especially as she had moresympathy and aid in England than was asked foror expected by the Unionists. However, Englandhas since repaid all this loss in various ways. Shehas put from five to eight million dollars into cattleon the plains of the Northwest, where the skeletonsof same may be found bleaching in the summersun ; and I am personally acquainted with sixAmericans now visiting England who can borrowenough in a year to make up all the losses sus- LAST YEAR OF THE DISAGREEABLE WAR. 293 tained through the Alabama and other neutralvessels. Captain Semmes commanded the Alabama, andoff Cherbourg he sent a challenge to the Kear-sarge, commanded by Captain Winslow, who ac-cepted it, and so worked his vessel that the Ala-bama had to move round him in a circle, while hefilled her up with iron, lead, copper, tin, Germansilver, glass, nails, putty, paint, varnishes, and. PERSONALLY ACQUAINTED WITH SIX AMERICANS. dye-Stuff. At the seventh rotation the Alabamaran up the white flag and sunk with a low mellowplunk. The crew was rescued by Captain Wins-low and the English yacht Deerhound, the lattertaking Semmes and starting for England. This matter, however, was settled in after-years. The care of the sick, the dying, and the deadin the Union armies was almost entirely underthe eye of the merciful and charitable, loyal and loving members of the Sanitary and Christian 25* 294 HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES. Commissions, whose work and its memory keptgreen in the hearts of the survivors and theirchildren will be monument enough for the comingcenturies. In July, 1864, the debt of the country was twobillion dollars and twenty cents. Two dollars andninety cents in greenbacks would buy a reluctantgold dollar. Still, Abraham Lincoln was re-elected againstGeorge B. McClellan, the Democratic candidate,who carried only three
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