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>Mine Eyes Have Seen The Glory Of Federal Tyranny! - "General Sherman has silver and gold enough to s  - Charleston Voice - 
What a useless response. I am not Jim C.

Also, though the UNC archives show the existence of a letter about plunder from Myers, the author of this article should have linked to an actual copy of the letter and the judgement of academics as to its authenticity. The UNC archives mention that the letter is not an original, but a "copy" of such a letter; and that the copy was produced in the south in 1944. This would make it suspicious as KKK pro-Jim Crow propaganda.

24hgold isn't a forum for re-fighting the civil war, so I stick to my judgement of the relevance of have such an article posted here:

Lesson: If society collapses due to moral corruption (social injustice, extreme wealth accumulation by a few while the masses are impoverished), etc.), then many who hoped gold and silver would provide a store of wealth will lose that wealth to those that wield the most localized ability to take the gold and silver by force.


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Beginning of the headline :~ Railroad Depot Charleston, South Carolina, 1864 ~  THE LETTER from Union Lieutenant Thomas J. Myers: Feb 26, 1865 of the Morrill Tariff "Camp near Camden, S. C. My dear wife--I have no time for particulars. We have had a glorious time in this State. Unrestricted license to burn and plunder was the order of the day.  The chivalry [meaning the Honourable & Chivalrous people of the South] have been stripped of most of their valuables. Gold watches, silver pitchers, cups, spoons, forks,... Read More
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