|
[Source: Atlas Editions; Civil War Cards] ... The obvious inequity of this provision prompted the cry of "rich man's war, but poor man's fight." The bounty system also made possible the enrichment of a large number of unscrupulous persons called "bounty jumpers." These men would enlist to collect their bounty,
|
www.wtv-zone.com/civilwar/usdraft.html
www.wtv-zone.com/civilwar/usdraft.html
|
|
|
|
BOUNTY JUMPER, a Civil War deserter. The system of military bounties paid during the Civil War to encourage enlistment in the U.S. military produced bounty jumpers. Aided and abetted by bounty brokers, a man would enlist, collect the bounty, desert, and then reenlist elsewhere.
|
www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3401800536.html
|
|
|
|
Approximately 6,000 battles, skirmishes, and engagements were fought during the Civil War. ... Another type of “bounty jumper” was born when men would hire out to more than one draftee and then make a hasty exit once they were paid. The record for bounty jumping was held by John O’Connor, who admitted to hiring...
|
www.legendsofamerica.com/AH-CivilWarFacts.html
www.legendsofamerica.com/AH-CivilWarFacts.html
|
|
|
Little known but interesting facts about the civil war. ... 10. During the Civil war a person who had been drafted could hire a substitute. This bounty system was exploited by so called “bounty jumpers”. These men would hire out to more than one draftee and then make a hasty exit once they were paid.
|
www.essortment.com/all/civilwarfacts_rwby.htm
www.essortment.com/all/civilwarfacts_rwby.htm
|
|
Sep 18, 2009 ... Bounty jumpers were men who enlisted in the Union or Confederate army during the American Civil War only to collect a bounty and then leave. ...
|
wapedia.mobi/en/Bounty_jumper
wapedia.mobi/en/Bounty_jumper
|
|
Related topics: america, united states, us, usa, american civil war, yankee, yankees, us civil war, civil war, indianapolis, indiana, bounty, bounty jumper, bounty jumpers, deserter, deserters, punishment,
|
www.cartoonstock.com/vintage/directory/b/bounty_jumpers...
www.cartoonstock.com/vintage/directory/b/bounty_jumpers.asp
|
|
As heart-wrenching as any such letters may be, the pleadings of Mrs. Ruoff and Mrs. Bumpus are surprisingly rare given the 146,730 volunteers, conscripts, and substitutes credited to Massachusetts during the Civil War.
|
www.historycooperative.org/journals/mhr/6/miller.html
|
|
4. Rochester’s first volunteer infantry regiment to enter service during the Civil War. 5. Quinby, a West Point graduate, was a University of Rochester professor and the first commander of the 13th New York. He later commanded a division under Grant during the opening stages of the Vicksburg campaign.
|
www.dmna.state.ny.us/historic/reghist/civil/artillery/1...
www.dmna.state.ny.us/historic/reghist/civil/artillery/1stArtLt/1stArtLtBatLBreckChap38Endnotes.htm
|
|
Bounty jumpers lied only to reenlist under another name, collect a new bounty, and desert again. By strict definition, desertion was leaving the military with no intent to return. However, as the war progressed, ... Many motives traditionally associated with desertion existed during the Civil War. Poor food, boredom,
|
www.civilwarhome.com/desertion2.htm
www.civilwarhome.com/desertion2.htm
|
|
