. . . elated with its naval success in Hampton Roads, has made a
special appropriation of four millions and a quarter for certain naval
purposes, and two millions for floating defences in the Mississippi – all in
Confederate paper, which is worth 25 to 50 cents on the dollar.
– Published in The Burlington Weekly Hawk-Eye,
Burlington, Iowa, Saturday, March 29, 1862, p. 4
No comments:
Post a Comment