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Thread #24089 Message #272567
Posted By: Greg F.
06-Aug-00 - 07:08 PM
Thread Name: Lyr ADD: Chamber Lye / John Harloson's Saltpeter
Subject: RE: A Curious Civil War Song
Dunno about the song, but the situation descibed did indeed exist- saltpetre was used in the manufacture of black powder (gunpowder)- hence the strategic importance as the Confederacy had difficulty importing it thru the Union blockade.