The call for troops awoke a patriotic fervor in many hearts, which led
to an offering of money as well as of men. In this outpouring of gifts
the bankers took their part, some giving as individuals, many in the
name of their institutions. No complete record of these patriotic
contributions is available. _Harper’s Weekly_ of May 25, 1861,
estimated that the individual gifts of more than $1,000 from counties,
cities, societies, corporations, and other organizations totaled
$27,000,000.