Enforced self-reliance, had, indeed, gone far toward making the South a nation; for here were fine engines, worthy of our most extensive Northern shops, which had been manufactured in Georgia within a year.
Reid reflects on the advancements in Southern manufacturing during the post-Civil War era.
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