Lincoln's mercenaries : economic motivation among Union soldiers during the Civil War / William Marvel.

Author: Marvel, William, author.

ImprintBaton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, [2018]

Descriptionxviii, 329 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Note:Hard times -- Ninety-day war: Lincoln's militia call -- Arm'd year: three-year volunteers, 1861 -- Families fighting a hard war -- Raising a bounty army: volunteers and drafted militia, 1862 -- Bounty men go to war -- Soldiers of misfortune, 1862-1863 -- The rising price of patriotism, 1863-1865 -- The needy hero.

Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-322) and index.

Note:"Lincoln's Mercenaries considers the question of whether the burden of military service in the Union army was borne mainly by the poor during the American Civil War"-- Provided by publisher.

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