. The soldier in our Civil War : a pictorial history of the conflict, 1861-1865, illustrating the valor of the soldier as displayed on the battle-field, from sketches drawn by Forbes, Waud, Taylor, Beard, Becker, Lovie, Schell, Crane and numerous other eye-witnesses to the strife . ,1801, by tho Stato of South Ciirolinn. md other tokens of value iii^ded to buy them. THE SAWYEH rifled cannon was the one which HeneraF. Butler adopted, in conjunction with thethe most effective for use njminei bonds were greatly popularized throughout the ttic Confederate batteries erected at few
. The soldier in our Civil War : a pictorial history of the conflict, 1861-1865, illustrating the valor of the soldier as displayed on the battle-field, from sketches drawn by Forbes, Waud, Taylor, Beard, Becker, Lovie, Schell, Crane and numerous other eye-witnesses to the strife . ,1801, by tho Stato of South Ciirolinn. md other tokens of value iii^ded to buy them. THE SAWYEH rifled cannon was the one which HeneraF. Butler adopted, in conjunction with thethe most effective for use njminei bonds were greatly popularized throughout the ttic Confederate batteries erected at few walls 1 country, and by using the facilities of the National Several trials had been made of it, in presence o Banking system tine inhabitants of the remotest distinguished army and navy officers mid lorn-town were given tao opportunity nt Ibe Snuth during the progress of the Civil War,gradually depreciating in value, until, at its ter- mination, their specie representation, if any, was was patriotic what may be called infinitesimal. Their creator •laving, wit!: the end of the war, ceased to exist, without leaving any means for redemption, they virtually disappeared from pnhli uiy of them have been ever hen The bonds of thoment woro taught because il to theit3 timo of nr-. ■ernment igent need. From the maximum of 490,580,- ■ould 873 in 1801, the debt of the United1 from but for an States steadily increased until itsmaximum was reachedon the 31st of August,J805, tho year of thocessation of hostilities,when its total stood n^SS,844,649,020, with tinannual charge for in-terest -f »150,077,C97. Since then it has beenreduced, chiefly by tho payment of 11 Is, and Hie a nu mi I interest charge has bee luccd in far greater propor-tion by refunding thebans, as opportunityoffered, nt lowor rales. Tho largest amountof legal tonders overin circulation was8432,G87,96fi in IS0S,and tho greatest extentof the depreciation wasi:s 1804, when itrequired ?2S5 in notesto equal 5100 in
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