South Carolina Canal and Railroad Company [One dollar bill issued by the South Carolina Rail Road]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC07271.07.02 Author/Creator: South Carolina Canal and Railroad Company Place Written: South Carolina Type: Printed document signed Date: circa 1864 Pagination: 1 bill ; 7.5 x 18 cm. Order a Copy
The auditor's signature is illegible. The money was in the wallet of Robert Bayly Winder, Captain and Assistant Quarter Master Confederate States of America (see GLC07271.07.01).
Major Richard Bayly Winder served as Quartermaster throughout the Civil War. He was a cousin of Gen. John H. Winder and was implicated in the mistreatment of prisoners at Andersonville Prison.
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