Civil war tokens were minted during the civil war in the Northern Union states. They were used as a form of currency while there was a shortage of federal money, and were later on outlawed.
During the Civil War tokens were used for distributing in the United States. At this time you could not distribute anything unless you had a Token. This was used for safety purposes.
George Fuld has written: 'Patriotic Civil War tokens' -- subject(s): Catalogs, Tokens, Collectibles, History, United States Civil War, 1861-1865
This is one of the more common civil war tokens and might bring about $10 in well-used but undamagedcondition.
David E. Schenkman has written: 'Merchant tokens of Washington, D.C' -- subject(s): Catalogs, Tokens 'Civil War sutler tokens and cardboard scrip' -- subject(s): Catalogs, Collectibles, Finance, History, Military Bounties, Sutlers, Tokens, United States Civil War, 1861-1865 'Tokens & medals commemorating the battle between the Monitor and Merrimac' -- subject(s): Hampton Roads, Battle of, Va., 1862, Medals, Merrimack (Frigate), Monitor (Ironclad), Tokens
The US Civil War ended on April 9, 1865.
what exactly do you want to know..which are what true , about the civil war, there is so much you could probably ask.
Chloroform was used to as an anesthesia during the Civil War.
There are many different designs of civil war tokens. Some are rare and worth a few thousand dollars, but many are worth $10 or less even in high grades.
Drums were used in the American Civil war, to show that the war had begun.
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there were no planes at all used in the civil war :)
Both sides in the US civil War used cannons.