A junior class history of the United States; to which are added the Declaration of independence, and the Constitution of the United States (1899) (14767687574)

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Title: A junior class history of the United States; to which are added the Declaration of independence, and the Constitution of the United States ..
Year: 1899 (1890s)
Authors: Anderson, John J. (John Jacob), 1821-1906
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Publisher: New York, Maynard, Merrill & co.
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation



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a wounded soldier owed liis life to thefar-reaching hand of mercy stretched thousands of miles bythese noble associations.* 61. Cost of the War.—The national debt, at the close * The Sanitary Commission was a genuine expression of tlie spirit of tlie people.It was to America in this century what the orders of chivalry were to Europe in theirday.—Carlyle. From Maine to Oregon it had its army of workers ; and for everysoldier that the government could put into the field, there was at least one worker forhis support among the million laborers enlisted in aid of the Commission. To the endof time the Sanitary Commission will stand in history as a worthy monument of thepatriotism, the humanity, and the religion of a Christian democracy.—North Ameri-can Bevieiv. 60. How did the people aid the government ? What relief sent to the array ? Whatcommissions were formed ? 61. National debt at the close of the war ? How themoney was raised ? The Confederate debt ? Aggregate cost of the war ?
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1865) THE GREAT CIVIL WAR 275 of the Avar, amounted to about twenty-seven hundred mil-lions of dollars. To raise the enormous sums required tocarry on the war. the Federal government had asked forloans which were freely granted ; the duties on importedgoods were increased ; taxes were imposed on incomes andmanufactures ; and revenue stamps Avere required for vari-ous written instruments, such as bonds, deeds, recei2)ts,etc. The Confederate debt, Avhich must have amounted toa vast sum, was never paid. The aggregate cost of thewar, including the loss and sacrifice of propert)^ has beenestimated at eight thou sat id inillions of dotlars. 62. Emancipation of the Slaves—One of the mostimportant events of the war Avas the emancipation procla-mation. After the invasion of Maryland, in 1862, thePiesident saw clearly that the Avar could not be successfullywaged Avithout declaring freedom to the slaves in the South; andon the 1st of January, 1863, heissued his memorable proclama-tion, by whic