Samuel Upham: The Counterfeiter Who Helped Win the Civil War

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It was early in 1862, and the Civil War had been raging for almost a year. Samuel Curtis Upham owned a little store in Philadelphia where he sold perfumes, drugs, cosmetics, stationery, and newspapers. But suddenly, on February 24, 1862, Upham came face to face with what he quickly recognized as the biggest business opportunity of his life. ​

Samuel Upham: The Counterfeiter Who Helped Win the Civil War

Samuel Upham ran a perfectly legal counterfeiting business during the Civil War that helped destroy the value of Confederate money, and hastened the collapse of the Southern economy.

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This was a great little story from the war...

 

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11 Things You Might Not Know About Samuel Upham

The Philly shopkeeper helped win the Civil War. To the Confederacy, he was a notorious counterfeiter. To the Union, he was a hero.

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The man wrote a book about his adventures to California... 614 page book...

Notes of a voyage to California via Cape Horn, together with scenes in El Dorado, in the years of 1849-'50. With an appendix containing reminiscences ... together with the articles of association and roll of members of "The associated pioneers of the territorial days of California." : Upham, Samuel C. (Samuel Curtis), 1819-1885 : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

On cover: Scenes in El Dorado in the years 1849-'50

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