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Tag Archives: Economics in the Civil War
institutional amendment
The long lead Monday morning editorial at the Dispatch discussed a well-known catchphrase during the Civil War and discussed why it was fallacious – in the South. The paper later reported that Southern church leaders warned that slave owners needed … Continue reading
bored of war
150 years ago today Richmond’s Dispatch was full of Northern accounts of the the fall of Fort Fisher. The editors spun the resultant closing of the port of Wilmington as economically advantageous: The fall of Fort Fisher, and the subsequent … Continue reading
“gracious gifts”
150 years ago today President Lincoln proclaimed another day of thanksgiving for 1863. From The Papers And Writings Of Abraham Lincoln, Volume Six: PROCLAMATION FOR THANKSGIVING, OCTOBER 3, 1863. BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES AMERICA: A Proclamation. The … Continue reading
high fuel prices
It might have been a blisteringly hot August in Virginia, but citizens still needed fuel to cook (and it might be prudent to stock up on wood for the coming winter). On August 12th the editors of the Richmond Daily … Continue reading
supply side Sleight of hand
“Supply and Demand” an “old standard” James Seddon, the Confederate Secretary of War pleaded with newspapers not to publish accounts of the April 2, 1863 Richmond Bread Riot. Nevertheless, 150 years ago today a Richmond paper was able to continue … Continue reading
The Lounger Lauds Lincoln
The Son of the South provides a great service by serving up digitized copies of Harper’s Weekly for the entire duration of the American Civil War. The February 1, 1862 issue includes an article about how the Union political leaders … Continue reading
But “An Army Marches On Its Stomach”
Impressing Slaves, Wagons, and Teams for Rebel Army Means Smaller Wheat Crop From The New-York Times December 1, 1861: GRIEVANCE. The Richmond Whig complains bitterly of the grievance suffered by the farming community from the impressment of negroes, and wagons … Continue reading
“Peculators and Speculators”
From the Richmond Daily Dispatch November 9, 1861: A Righteous man. The mania for speculating upon the necessities of the poor is prevailing to an alarming extent throughout our Confederacy. All over the country there is a set of peculators … Continue reading
Long War a Boon to South
From the Richmond Daily Dispatch August 31, 1861: A long war has its advantages. Many in the South desire a long war. They will hardly be gratified by the Yankees, who do not desire any prolongation of a condition of … Continue reading
Political Economy: December 1860
Or, More Uncertainty and Its Effects From The New-York Times December 25, 1860 THE SHOE TRADE IN MASSACHUSETTS. The Boston Traveller has been investigating the effect which the political panic has had upon the shoe trade. At Natick the depression … Continue reading
