greenbacks
legal tender act
legal tender act
a common nation currency
There's nothing called a "currency dollar". In 1862 the US printed paper $1 notes and struck $1 coins in both silver and gold.
Congress made things worse for the Dakota Sioux in 1862 by delaying annutites.
To pay for the war, the Confederate States of America issued vast amounts of paper money during the Civil War. Likewise, the U.S. Congress authorized the printing of paper currency for the first time in 1862. This paper money was called the greenback.
The 25 cent paper bill you refered to is called "fractional currency". The US Government did not issue fractional currency until 1862.
In 1862, Congress introduced a militia law that required states to use conscription, which is the drafting of people for military services.
In 1862 Congress introduced a millitia law that required states to use CONSCRIPTION, wich is the draftingof people for military service.
The Legal Tender Act
July 1862 The U.S. Congress passed the Militia Act, which authorized the president to use black troops in combat.African American to serve in the military
The Homestead Act.