If you are viewing this text, your browser lacks the ability to read frames. You will be able to identify and determine the value of all confederate notes. Rare book collection, university of north carolina at chapel hill. Issued into circulation in 1861, the currency ran through 1864. Explore our selection of books to enhance your knowledge of confederate currency. The exact value is just based on the condition of each bill. Confederate money books pierre fricke us and confederate.
Confederate states of america the online books page. Female treasury workers, popularly called treasury girls, earned high wages for signing and cutting confederate currency. The paper money of the confederate states of america, 18611865 by philip. This must have book for the confederate currency collector is loaded with reference material and current banknote values. Mystery of lost confederate gold history news network. Realizing that his lines could not hold and that the fall of the confederate capital was imminent, general lee sent an urgent message to president jefferson davis that the government must. Reference books by dave nelson uncle daveys americana civil. The confederate government was forced to hire women in various departments. While hand signatures were considered an anticounterfeiting tool, the sheer number of. One of the first to do so was the treasury department and indeed the treasury department hired more women than any other department in the government. Confederate money has been counterfeited and reproduced for more than a century. Confederate treasury notes uncle daveys americana civil war.
The book provides an excellent summary of confederate finances and includes chapters on the treasury department, loans, treasury notes confederate. Confederate issuers of train and hoer notes mike mcneil. However, a lot of confederate money we see is actually fake. Confederate paper money is very collectible in todays market especially if the money is rare andor in perfect condition. February, 1861 a constitutional convention prepares a provisional. We, the sons of confederate veterans, having been commissioned by the confederate veterans themselves, retain our responsibility and right to adhere to the founding principles of the united states of america remembering the bravery, defending the honor and protecting the memory of our beloved confederate veterans, which includes their memorials, images, symbols, monuments and grave sites. Journal and ledger of produce loan accounts, 186265. Confederate states department of the treasury wikipedia. Recent numismatic literature focuses on the same era, the american civil war, with one work examining the study of confederate treasury notes and the other addressing the introduction of a new motto. In addition, donations and gifts were gratefully accepted.
A general rule of thumb is that the earlier currency issues are worth more than later issues. Treasury department collection of confederate records. The first six notes issued were hand signed by the register and treasurer themselves. Authentic treasury notes of the confederate state of america.
A 2010 book for the collector of confederate treasury notes which will. The confederate currency guide below shows a picture and a link to more information about each issue. Confederate paper money values values for confederate. The comprehensive catalog of confederate paper money is col. There are 70 regular issue types to collect, three popular fantasy notes, contemporary counterfeits made mostly in the union, varieties of the types including major. Confederate currency 18611865 confederate treasury notes or currency was issued by the national government of the confederate states of america from 1861 to 1865 in seven series. Receipts for payments of interest on treasury notes, 186265, with incomplete name index. The confederate states department of the treasury was the department of the executive branch of the confederate states of america responsible for the administration of the economic affairs of the confederacy. The confederate government seized the property of enemies, levied direct taxes, and placed duties on exports and imports.
Confederate treasury notes by phillip hartley chase, p. Profusely illustrated with notes that have been on display at the museum of the confederacy. Confederate states dollar wikimili, the free encyclopedia. A new book for the collector of confederate treasury notes which will revolutionize the perception of the military and civil endorsements on the. Id had confederate notes for years and finally decided to get some information on them. The treasury department of the confederate states of america was also the earliest and largest employer of women. A photographic guide to confederate currency issued by the confederate states government during the war between the states us civil war.
Nationalism in nineteenthcentury america operated through a collection of symbols, signifiers citizens could invest with meaning and understanding. Redemption of treasury notes called in for cancellation and reimbursement of principal. All the while, treasury notes flooded the market, and loans were floated in an attempt to continue the confederacys existence. Confederate treasury notes, 186164, with lists of notes, n. It is updated for 2019 and includes images of all 72 types of csa banknotes plus. Civil war confederate 1862 1 dollar bill virginia treasury paper.
On april 2, 1865 the union army faced tattered and battleweary confederate soldiers defending richmond, virginia under the overall command of general robert e. The various narratives of the disbursement of the treasury end in washington, georgia on may 4, 1865, when two confederate navy officials, james a. December 20,1861 south carolina secedes from the union. Interestbearing notes were one form of currency issued by the confederate government. All of our pages can be accessed from the confederate treasury home page page. The confederate cabinet commandeered to special trains on the only open line left to danville, virginia one carrying the cabinet and the other the confederate treasury along with the assets of six virginia banks.
These affairs including the issuing of debt, the collecting of taxes, the printing of money, and the administration of customs the department of the treasury was led by the secretary of. The signers of confederate treasury notes, 186165 books. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. During the civil war the confederates states of america printed their own paper money. Selling confederate currency, obsolete and us currency. Alabama confederate money cr12 one hundred treasury note. A wikipedia article about this author is available confederate states of america. Confederate constitutions, treasury notes, wartime literature, and the role of the military in symbolizing the. In confederate visions, ian binnington examines the roots of confederate nationalism by analyzing some of its most important symbols.
The gold vanishes, true story of the confederate treasury. Confederate bonds make a great gift of history call 1. Confederate paper money was printed between 1861 and 1864. Confederate bonds collect confederate bonds the gift. Full color images of the signatures found on confederate treasury notes with identifications of each signature. Confederate treasury notes 1947 edition open library. And, having been written by a history professor, it has lots and lots of endnotes and a great bibliography.
With the first conscription act of april 1862 this changed. Very good with lightly bumped edges and former owners address label on front pastedown. All property, coin, securities and credits, shall be assessed at their value in confederate treasury notes, and moneys owned, held or deposited beyond the limits of the confederate states, shall be valued at the current rate of exchange in confederate treasury notes. A source of educational materials, books and collections of confederate states currency. Values of old confederate money paper money buyers. Confederate treasury notes the paper money of the confederate states of america, 18611865, philip hartley chase, 1947, paper money, 148 pages. Values of old confederate money lucy petway holocombe was born in 1832 in fayette county, tennessee. Looking for the signers of confederate treasury notes 1861 65. One hundred dollar state of alabama confederate bill 1864. Confederate treasury civil war conferate notes and books. A new book for the collector of confederate treasury notes which will revolutionize the perception of the military and civil endorsements on the backs of confederate t39, t40, and t41 interest. Makes them easy to identify and learn the interesting history behind them. Read, highlight, and take notes, across web, tablet, and phone. Treasury department collection of confederate records national.
Confederate states paper money and millions of other books are available. Confederate treasury notes were hand signed by various clerks, with exception of the 50 cent issues that had the printed signatures of robert tyler and edward c. Confederate treasury notes uncle daveys americana civil. Acts and resolutions of the first session of the provisional congress of the confederate states, held at montgomery, ala.