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Browsing named entities in Thomas C. DeLeon, Four years in Rebel capitals: an inside view of life in the southern confederacy, from birth to death..
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Norfolk (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 42
Big Lick (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 42
Old Point (North Carolina, United States) (search for this): chapter 42
Hampton Roads (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 42
The firing under the white flag, in Hampton Roads.
Reference has been made in these pages, to the peculiar circumstances of the wounding of Flag-Lieutenant Robert D. Minor, in the Merrimac fight on the 8th March, 1862.
The official report of Fleet-Captain Franklin Buchanan distinctly states the facts and formulates the charge, accepted by the author.
From that lengthy and detailed official document is reproduced verbatim this
Extract from report of flag-officer Buchanan. Naval Hospital, Norfolk, March 27, 1862. To Hon. S. R. Mallory, Secretary of the Navy:
While the Virginia was thus engaged in getting her position, for attacking the Congress, the prisoners state it was believed on board that ship that we had hauled off; the men left their guns and gave three cheers.
They were soon sadly undeceived, for a few minutes after we opened upon her again, she having run on shore in shoal water.
The carnage, havoc and dismay, caused by our fire, compelled them to haul down the
1865 AD (search for this): chapter 43
1862 AD (search for this): chapter 43
1861 AD (search for this): chapter 43
Depreciation of Confederate currency.
In the chapters on Finance and Dollars and Cents, reference has been made to the rapid depreciation of C. S. Treasury notes.
The condensed table appended-gathered from most reliable data — will explain this more clearly than could a volume:
Relative value of gold from January 1, 1861, to may 12, 1865.
1861 .-January 1st to May 1st, 5 per cent.; to October 1st, 10 per cent.; October 15th, 12 per cent.; November 15th, 15 per cent.; December 1st, 20 per cent.
1862.-January 1st, 20 per cent.; February 1st, 25 per cent.; February 15th, 40 per cent.; March 1st, 50 percent.; March 15th, 65 per cent.; April 1st, 75 per cent.; April 15th, 80 per cent.; May 1st. 90 per cent.; May 15th, 95 per cent.; June 15th, 2 for 1; August 1st, 2.20 for 1; September 1st, 2.50 for 1.
1863.-February 1st, 3 for 1; February 15th, 3.10 for 1; March 1st, 3.25 for 1; March 15th, 5 for 1; May 15th, 6 for 1; June 1st, 6.50 for 1; June 15th, 7.50 for 1; July 1s
February 15th (search for this): chapter 43
Schofield (search for this): chapter 43
1864 AD (search for this): chapter 43