One Million Men: The Civil War Draft in the North

ISBN-13: 9780313225024 / Angielski / Twarda / 1980 / 366 str.

Eugene Converse Murdock

Opis

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.