The Failure of Confederate Economic Mobilization

1. Cotton--Failure of Confederate Control
   1. Government Control of Crop
   2. Trade Regulation
   3. Taxation
   4. Cultivation Restriction
2. Manpower Misallocations
   1. Slaves
   2. Whites
3. Inadequacies of Finance
   1. Methods
      1. Borrowing (35 %)
      2. Taxation (5 %)
      3. Printing Press (60 %)--Inflation
      4. Impressment--Arbitrary and Corrupt
   2. Impact--Unrest and Disaffection
4. The Burden on Infrastructure
   1. Railroads
   2. Manufacturing