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re: Why did Northern men volunteer to fight in the Union Army?

Posted on 6/24/17 at 3:47 pm to
Posted by Speckhunter2012
Lake Charles
Member since Dec 2012
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Posted on 6/24/17 at 3:47 pm to
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There was a draft but my understanding is that drafted numbers were relatively low


LINK

Wikipedia link in-re the NYC draft riots.

People of means could buy their way out of the draft.



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