USS ALASKA
Captain
- Joined
- Mar 16, 2016
The long line of cotton bales frequently mentioned belonged to speculators. The Government was continually short of cotton to pay for what was waiting on the Mexican shore.
Confederates and Cotton in East Texas
https://civilwartalk.com/threads/an...nown-as-sleep-aids.153699/page-2#post-2012097
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USS ALASKA