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SalemDrumline2011 t1_iyoifd6 wrote

Reply to comment by barnegatsailor in [OC] Number of Union Army Units/Companies during the American Civil War. by BLAZENIOSZ

Why would Lincoln need a stand-in? He’s Commander in Chief

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booniebrew t1_iyp3cso wrote

Apparently the War Department had asked citizens ineligible to be drafted to pay someone to fight for them, not in their stead but to provide more troops outside the draft. Lincoln paid Staples to set an example and encourage more people to do it.

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barnegatsailor t1_iyp2yts wrote

Something to do with supporting the policy or something like that. Idk exactly why but he did.

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