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Corruption Disruption: How Profiteers Harmed the Union's War Machine

The illegal theft and resale of goods made it more difficult to wage total war.
Key point: All militaries have had to contend with supply issues and war profiteering. Here is how the Union dealt with these issues.
“For sugar the government often got sand; for coffee, rye; for leather, something no better than brown paper; for sound horses and mules, spavined beasts and dying donkeys; and for serviceable muskets and pistols, the experimental failures of sanguine inventors, or the refuse of shops and foreign armories.” So wrote Harper’s Monthly journalist Robert Tomes in July 1864. What Tomes was describing was far from uncommon during the American Civil War, a war that many have put on high moral ground beneath the umbrella of righteousness. But in that war, as with most wars throughout history, thievery and corruption ran rampant. This corruption, involving not only suppliers and manufacturers in the North but also high government officials, resulted in the unnecess ....

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A much needed home

Photo courtesy of the Indiana Archives and Record Administration
This is the 10th article in a series of writings to commemorate the Rush County Bicentennial in 2022.
The majority of Americans were embarrassed and saddened by the events of Jan. 6, 2021, at our nation’s Capitol. To their credit, Congress reconvened that same day and counted our electoral votes. We have a multitude of problems, but now we are afforded a new approach to repair and rebuild the American psyche. Hopefully it will be built on honesty and trust.
Such was the case at the end of the Civil War in 1865. America had been broken into two factions, and the healing process was daunting indeed. Some soldiers returned from war suffering from amputation, drug addiction, or mental stress. In other cases, the soldiers had died and orphans were left in need of care and understanding. ....

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