I have been as you know, in the steamship business a long time. I have been in the railroad business a long time. I was opposed to this war at the beginning, but I am in favor of it now.
— Cornelius Vanderbilt Modern

Railroad magnate

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Testimony before Congress during the Civil War, regarding his offer of a ship to the Union Navy

Date / Period

1862

Category

Controversial

Source

https://www.nps.gov/articles/cornelius-vanderbilt-and-the-civil-war.htm

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Cross Reference

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