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Item 11318
Title: Feeley substitute for conscription, Bangor, 1863
Contributed by: Cary Library
Date: 1863-09-03
Location: Bangor; Houlton
Media: Ink on paper
Item 11783
Title: Letter about J. L. Barton and Civil War substitutes, 1863
Contributed by: Cary Library
Date: 1864-02-03
Location: Houlton
Media: Ink
Item 64134
Title: Civil War Substitute Volunteer Enlistment, Auburn, 1864
Contributed by: Strong Historical Society
Date: 1864-09-05
Location: Strong; Farmington; Auburn
Media: Ink on pre-printed paper form
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Bounties and the Need for Soldiers
The continuing need for large numbers of soldiers during the Civil War led the U.S. government to institute a draft and pay bounties for soldiers to enlist and for substitutes. Towns and states had quotas for enlistments.