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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Colfax , Schuyler 1823 - (search)
Cotton famine,
A period of distress in Lancashire and other seats of cotton manufacture in England, caused by the cutting off of the importation of raw material from the United States by the blockade of Southern ports during the Civil War. The English market was overstocked with American cotton at the beginning of the Civil War, and the actual distress did not begin till nearly a year thereafter.
In December, 1863, it was found necessary to organize systems of relief, and at the end of that month 496,816 persons in the cotton-manufacturing cities were dependent on charitable or parochial funds for sustenance.
In February, 1863, three American vessels, the George Griswold, the Achilles, and the Hope, loaded with relief supplies, contributed by the citizens of the United States, reached Liverpool, and by the end of June the distress began to diminish.
At that time the sum of $9,871,015 had been contributed to the various relief funds.
The action of the citizens of the United Sta
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Easton , Langdon Cheves , 1814 -1884 (search)
Easton, Langdon Cheves, 1814-1884
Military officer; born in St. Louis, Mo., Aug. 10, 1814; graduated at the United States Military Academy in 1838; and served in the Florida, Mexican, and Civil wars.
In December, 1863, he was appointed chief quartermaster of the Army of the Cumberland; and in May, 1864, was assigned the same post in the army under General Sherman.
He received the brevet of major-general in March, 1865; retired in January, 1881.
He died in New York City, April 29, 1884.