Re: Complete Civil War records
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Re: Complete Civil War records
Kathryn Hagel 11/20/09
Dear Kate,
When you say that "some specific kinds of dependents" was one of the exemptions for getting men out of the Civil War draft, I think you may have hit the nail on the head as far as John Farrell is concerned. John had two children who didn't survive early childhood at that time and they both died around the time of the Civil War. He may have been able to claim familial hardships in order to be exempted from serving in the Union Army. John turned 45 in 1863 which would have him beyond the age of eligibility for the remaining years of that war.
Yours truly,
Dave
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Re: Complete Civil War records
Kathryn Hagel 11/21/09