Four Years in Rebel Capitals An Inside View of Life in the Southern Confederacy from Birth to Death
CHAPTER XXVII.--Dollars, Cents and Less 230-240
Results of Inflation. Comparative Cost of Living North and South. How Army and Officials were Paid. Suffering enhances Distrust. Barter Currency. Speculation's Vultures. The Auction Craze. Hoarding Supplies. Gambling. Richmond Faro-banks. Men met There. Death of Confederate Credit. The President and Secretary held to Account. Nothing but Mismanagement.