Tag Archives: King Cotton

cotton-picking wages

Posted on February 12, 2017 by SUMPTER

Almost two years after the Civil War ended Alfred R. Waud was still providing illustrations from the front for Harper’s Weekly. Back in January his drawings of a rice plantation in Georgia were published. The February 2, 1867 issue of … Continue reading →

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Southern Patriotism: King Cotton on the Pyre

Posted on November 29, 2011 by SUMPTER

Since the Battle of Port Royal Union troops have been stationed in the vicinity of Beaufort, South Carolina. Some planters started burning their cotton to prevent it falling into Union hands. From the Richmond Daily Dispatch November 29, 1861: The … Continue reading →

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Pondering Economics of Secession: Stalwart Giant vs. Infant

Posted on December 1, 2010 by admin

150 years ago today The New-York Times reacted to a bill in the Georgia Legislature that would place an extreme fine on commerce with the North. The editorial used the bill’s intent to predict the effect a hostile secession would … Continue reading →

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Seward Refuses Obeisance to King Cotton

Posted on November 4, 2010 by admin

William H. Seward, a Republican U.S. senator from New York, was hitting the campaign trail hard during the week before the presidential election of 1860. On October 30th he spoke before 15,000 people in Lyons, New York, a small town … Continue reading →

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