What TL Mills said. So interesting that growing cotton and tobacco for export was the priority rather than food for the war effort. I suppose the small farmers were supposed to provide that out of devotion to the cause of the slaveholders.
Another problem that bedeviled the Confederacy was the refusal of many of the southern states to provide support for the war effort, in that they refused to levy extra taxes or pay to supply the Confederate government with needed equipment and supplies. Each state was able to decide for itself the level of support for the war - a weakness of any confederation.
Wow, Tom...thank you very much for that excellent history lesson--none of which I ever read or heard about. Looking forward to your next installments!
What TL Mills said. So interesting that growing cotton and tobacco for export was the priority rather than food for the war effort. I suppose the small farmers were supposed to provide that out of devotion to the cause of the slaveholders.
Another problem that bedeviled the Confederacy was the refusal of many of the southern states to provide support for the war effort, in that they refused to levy extra taxes or pay to supply the Confederate government with needed equipment and supplies. Each state was able to decide for itself the level of support for the war - a weakness of any confederation.