Details and maps of all the Confederate railroads and their equipment.
Confederate Neckties: Louisiana Railroads in the Civil War (McGinty Monograph Series)By Lawrence E. Estaville, Jr. Bibliography: P. [109]-115.
Advantages were, banking, ships, factories, experienced government, more railroads to transport supplies, equipment and men, larger navy, larger population. The disadvantages are, they aren’t all in agreement in the abolition of slavery, lost a lot of good officers, going into unknown lands. ...
Why did Civil War battles occur near railroads and waterways? Why did southern states begin passing Jim Crow laws when reconstruction ended? Why did southern Democrats agree to the Compromise of 1877? Why did George McClellan lose to Lincoln? Why did Northerners oppose...
Also, Irish civilians served in various supporting roles: in factories and hospitals, on railroads and diplomatic missions, and as boosters for the cause. They also, however, suffered in bombardments, sieges, and the blockade. Usually poorer than their native neighbours, they could not afford to...
This book this book is of much value to any collector for towns on or near the rail roads, it presents the development of the early railroads in a historical context focusing on the establishment, routes and the cities and towns served as it relates the philatelic information. ...
Confederate States of America, the government of 11 Southern states that seceded from the Union in 1860–61, following the election of Abraham Lincoln as U.S. president, prompting the American Civil War (1861–65). The Confederacy acted as a separate gov
Albert Sidney Johnston was the commander of the Confederate forces in the Western theatre during the early stages of the American Civil War (1861–65). His battlefield death was considered an irreparable loss by the South. He was the highest-ranking sold
This was more roads, railroads, and canals. The South, on the other hand, did not want these projects to be done at all. Also the North wanted to develop a tariff. With a high tariff, it protected the Northern manufacturer. It was bad for the South because a high tariff would not ...
The bills featured a wide range of imagery, including slaves, naval ships, railroads, animals, Confederate politicians, and mythological Greek gods and goddesses. Confederate notes were originally issued in 10-cent, 50-cent, $1, $2, $5, $10, $20, $50, $100, $500, and $1,000 denomina...