 Complete the following phrase:  Even though the Confederacy had officially ended their relationship with firm by mid-1863, the Isaac brothers still managed to sell various wares to the south during 1864 through the use of front men who offered items made by Isaacs factories. With the Confederate defeat at the end of the war, the company soon began to deteriorate, with many outstanding debts still owed to the south and trouble with the Erlanger loan. In April and May 1863 the Confederates sold 220,000 of cotton bonds at approximately 91, bringing in 199,340. In late May, 150,000 in Erlanger bonds were used by the Confederacy to settle part of a debt incurred by Caleb Huse and Saul Isaac, Campbell and Company. This firm received the bonds at the issue price of 90 and canceled a debt of 135,000. However, in July 1863, with General Grants victory and the 