#OTD (Aug. 28) in 1863, Joseph #Macheca of #NewOrleans is convicted in Union military occupation court of conspiring in the theft and resale of U.S. Army food. https://www.writersofwrongs.com/2017/08/macheca-and-civil-war-black-market.html #MafiaHistory #History #Histodons @mafiahistory