Following the American Civil War Sesquicentennial with day by day writings of the time, currently 1863.

Confederate 100 dollar bill featuring John C. Calhoun.

May 22, 2013

Miscellaneous document sources

100 dollars confederate – Six Months after the Ratification of a Treaty of Peace between The Confederate States & The United States of America The Confederate States of America Will pay to the bearer on demand One Hundred Dollars, with interest at two cents per day.

Slaves hoeing cotton in the center with John C. Calhoun on the left and Columbia on the right.

The wording on the bill reads: “Six Months after the Ratification of a Treaty of Peace between The Confederate States & The United States of America The Confederate States of America Will pay to the bearer on demand One Hundred Dollars, with interest at two cents per day.”

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