The issuance of greenbacks and the sale of government bonds to finance the war were led by the Secretary of the Treasury at the time, Salmon P. Chase (Geisst, 53-54).
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The act was signed on March 18, 1869, and was mainly supported by the Republican Party, notably Senator John Sherman.
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