One Million Men: The Civil War Draft in the NorthBloomsbury Academic, 1980 M07 25 - 388 pages This is the story of the Civil War draft in the North brought about by the Enrolment Act of 1863 -- the story of bounty jumpers, bounty brokers, substitution, and commutation; of draft resistance and the kidnapping of innocent aliens; of riot, arson, and assault; and of loyal and dedicated service. |
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