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ways out

01/06/2015: I made a big mistake. The articles from the Dispatch I reprinted below were actually from the January 5, 1864 issue. I’m a year late with this news. I’m sorry. “It will be difficult to get the world to … Continue reading

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Tom Jackson’s Shoeless Troops

Federal attack at Fredericksburg not imminent – plenty of time to get shoes to Stonewall’s soldiers For about three weeks the Richmond Daily Dispatch has published a daily paragraph “From Fredericksburg.” News has leaked back that Union General Burnside had … Continue reading

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Greenhide

A Mobile newspaper published some advice for self-help as the South was trying to deal with the economic issues caused by secession, the blockade, and the huge demands of the army for men and material. From the Richmond Daily Dispatch … Continue reading

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On the Waterfront and Elsewhere

From the Richmond Daily Dispatch October 20, 1862: Scarcity of laborers at the North. –In some portions of the State workmen are scarce, in consequence of the drain for the war. The laborers upon the wharves of this city have … Continue reading

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Papers, Rock, Scissored

We found out a couple days ago that the 19th NY Volunteer Infantry had arrived in Pleasant Valley, Maryland. General Nathaniel P. Banks, having taken command of Robert Patterson’s Union army, decided to move it north of the Potomac River. … Continue reading

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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

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