The had the person walk up grand stairs. They convinced these people that they would be sent to the great heavens. So they usually gave in. They would lie down on a table like thing and off with their head. They kept the skeletons.
In order to provide supplies for the war, consumer goods were rationed.
I am guessing you are meaning after the Civil War, which if this is the case, it is known as Reconstruction.
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