Civil War Recruitment Posters
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Recruiting Soldiers for the Civil War with Posters and Rallies
Many of the troops serving in the Civil War were volunteers who joined to fight for a cause that was important to them. My great-great grandfather joined the 93rd Indiana Volunteer Infantry in Company G. As the war dragged on, it became more difficult to raise the needed manpower and the recruitment posters offered more enticements in the form of bounties. Eventually both sides resorted to drafts.
Cavalry! by Dividenda
Cavalry! by Dividenda
Contents at a Glance
- Confederate Navy Recruitment Poster
- Manhattan Rifles Recruitment Poster
- Bounty Pay Was Added on Recruitment Post...
- Civil War Recruiting Poster
- Recruitment, Bounty Pay, Draft and Subst...
- Civil War Cavalry Recruitment Poster
- New York Heavy Artillary Recruitment Pos...
- Examples of Recruitment Posters from the...
- More Civil War Recruitment Posters from...
Manhattan Rifles Recruitment Poster
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Bounty Pay Was Added on Recruitment Posters as the War Needed More Soldiers
- NY Civil War Recruitment Poster (click to see it)
- This one is interesting as it lists the bounties to be paid to recruits.
United States advance bounty $25
United States advance pay $13
United States enlistment fee $4
New York State bounty $50
Sixth District Committee bounty $10
total advance pay and bounties = $102
United States bounty when discharged $75
Civil War Recruiting Poster
Available from Amazon
Brooklyn Recruiting Poster 1864. High Quality Replica of Historical document. Genuine Parchment. Framed and Matted
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Recruitment, Bounty Pay, Draft and Substitutions in the Civil War
I recently talked with someone who's great-great grandfather enlisted under an assumed name. When he researched further, he found that he had deserted from another company. Was this a way of collecting two recruitment bounties or was there some other reason for the double enlistment?
- The substitution system in the Civil War
- By Scott Mingus
Early in the Civil War, regiments were all-volunteer, this page explains the shift to a draft, and the option to hire someone (pay them a bounty) to go in place of yourself. - Union Draft in the Civil War
- A brief explanation of the Union draft. An act for enrolling and calling out the National Forces was signed into law.....
- Men on the Homefront
- Men on the Homefront, Civil War by Evan-Moor
Short explanation of why and how some men avoided serving in the military during the Civil War. - Civil War Draft
- A study of the Civil War draft in Portage County, Wisconsin.
Civil War Cavalry Recruitment Poster
New York Heavy Artillary Recruitment Poster from the Civil War
Examples of Recruitment Posters from the Civil War
More Civil War Recruitment Posters from Amazon
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poddys
Dec 5, 2011 @ 1:46 am | delete
- I hadn't seen most of these before, very nicely done. It's so sad that the posters read "a few good men needed" when they knew they were almost certainly going to be used as rifle fodder.
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waldenthree.net
Nov 18, 2011 @ 8:15 pm | delete
- Appreciating your specialized knoweldge of Civil War and enjoyed visiting your lens. I now know more about the Civil War . Thanks so much.
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nancycarol
Oct 13, 2011 @ 1:46 pm | delete
- Another great addition to your challenge. You're going to make it just fine...but I knew you would!
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Book That Explains the Civil War Bounty System and the Draft
Patriotism Limited 1862-1865 : The Civil War Draft and the Bounty System
Amazon Price: $30.00 (as of 02/23/2012)
Civil War Recruitment Poster Promising a Bounty
Sharpshooters! Last Chance to Get the $165 Bounty! 1862
Amazon Price: $6.00 (as of 02/23/2012)
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Civil War: Civil War Recruiting Poster Reproduction, Classroom Poster
Amazon Price: $7.99 (as of 02/23/2012)
