With Atlanta safely in Union hands and victory over the Confederacy much more likely, the Lincoln administration can turn its attention to non-battlefield matters that may further assist a successful conclusion of the long war with the South. One of those matters is that of economics. And more specifically, the official ban on the trading…
With Atlanta now safely in Union hands, U.S. President Abraham Lincoln is able to rest a bit easier. The capture of the Southern city bolsters the president’s re-election prospects, and, assuming Lincoln’s re-election (which is not yet a given, despite Atlanta) almost assures a United States victory over the rebellious Southern states. Against this backdrop,…
How are the fortunes of the Confederacy? It depends upon where one looks. The editor of the South Carolina Confederate Baptist, reporting only “wild rumors” from Atlanta, finds ample reasons to believe in a prosperous future for the white South. Among the articles published in today’s edition of the paper is one that extols the…