Charles Sumner: “There is another field, where the battle is bloodless, but scarcely…”

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There is another field, where the battle is bloodless, but scarcely less important: I mean the field of finance.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner highlights the significance of financial matters in the broader context of the war.

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Charles Sumner: “There is another field, where the battle is bloodless, but scarcely less important: I mean the field of finance.”