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[Braxton Bragg letter and counterfeit Confederate currency he transmitted] [Decimalized .01-.02]

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GLC#
GLC05006
Type
Header Record
Date
1863
Title
[Braxton Bragg letter and counterfeit Confederate currency he transmitted] [Decimalized .01-.02]
Place Written
s.l.
Pagination
2 items
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War
Bragg, Braxton, 1817-1876
Memminger, Christopher Gustavus, 1803-1888
Confederate General or Leader
Confederate States of America
Military History
Civil War
Counterfeiting
Forgery and Fraud
Finance
Coins and Currency

Showing 2 of 2 records

GLC05006.01
Collection Item
Letter signed

to Christopher G. Memminger

January 30, 1863

Bragg, Braxton, 1817-1876

Confederate General Bragg sends a $100 counterfeit Confederate bill (see GLC05006.02) which he found on a man who was now being held for questioning.

GLC05006.01

GLC05006.02
Collection Item
Printed document

[Counterfeit $100 Confederate bill]

1861

Stamped "Counterfeit" eight times. Sent from Braxton Bragg to Christopher G. Memminger (see GLC05006.01).

GLC05006.02

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