I've read Sherman's Memoirs, his Field Orders and several diaries dealing with his occupation of Savannah, which took place Dec 22, 1864 - Jan 21, 1865.
I cannot find what he did about money.
1) Did he declare Confederate money then in use null and void?
2) Did he ignore the issue and let the market decide what to use for money. If the latter, what did the citizens use? Could they even get greenbacks?
3) How did they pay the troops who spent a whole month in Savannah, with no fighting and time on their hands.
What I would love to find is contemporary evidence of an actual monetary transaction, to see what was used for money after the Union occupation.
Any help will be appreciated.
I cannot find what he did about money.
1) Did he declare Confederate money then in use null and void?
2) Did he ignore the issue and let the market decide what to use for money. If the latter, what did the citizens use? Could they even get greenbacks?
3) How did they pay the troops who spent a whole month in Savannah, with no fighting and time on their hands.
What I would love to find is contemporary evidence of an actual monetary transaction, to see what was used for money after the Union occupation.
Any help will be appreciated.