Money Talks: Funding the Battles of Brother Against Brother The American Civil War, a conflict that tore a nation apart, was more than just battles and bravery; it was also a war of resources. Both the North and the South needed vast sums of money to fund their armies, pay for supplies, and keep the...
Paying for Freedom: How the US Government Funded the Fight Against Slavery The American Civil War, a tumultuous period in our nation’s history, wasn’t just fought on battlefields. It was also a financial struggle, with both sides scrambling to raise the massive sums needed to wage war. But how did the Union, fighting to preserve...
Greenbacks, Bonds, and Bankers: How the North Kept its War Machine Running The American Civil War was a clash of ideologies, but it was also a battle fought on the financial front. While the Confederacy struggled with limited resources and a collapsing economy, the Union had to figure out how to fund its massive war...