Re: Civil War HELP
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Civil War HELP
11/02/99
Chris --
The family story sounds a bit questionable for a few reasons:
The family story sounds a bit questionable for a few reasons:First, buying commissions wasn't something that happened in American history -- at least not directly.This was a tradition in European armies, but not here.Officers were either elected by the men in the unit or appointed.
First, buying commissions wasn't something that happened in American history -- at least not directly.This was a tradition in European armies, but not here.Officers were either elected by the men in the unit or appointed.However, when I say "not directly" that imples that there were, of course, cases in which wealthy men would pay off people to get votes so they could get elected, pay off politicians or otherwise use political influence to get officers' commissions, or things of the sort. But there was no official, LEGAL system anywhere for anyone to "buy" a commission as an officer -- neither North nor South.
However, when I say "not directly" that imples that there were, of course, cases in which wealthy men would pay off people to get votes so they could get elected, pay off politicians or otherwise use political influence to get officers' commissions, or things of the sort. But there was no official, LEGAL system anywhere for anyone to "buy" a commission as an officer -- neither North nor South.The other thing is, there was no bounty land system for Civil War soldiers, as had happened in previous American conflicts.This was because the Homestead Act was passed during the Civil War.The last American conflict in which bounty land was offered was the Mexican War.
The other thing is, there was no bounty land system for Civil War soldiers, as had happened in previous American conflicts.This was because the Homestead Act was passed during the Civil War.The last American conflict in which bounty land was offered was the Mexican War.I can't, of course, give you any direct information about the people in question -- all I can do is try to assist you in gaining insight into the dynamics involved at the time.
I can't, of course, give you any direct information about the people in question -- all I can do is try to assist you in gaining insight into the dynamics involved at the time.I hope this helps a bit --
I hope this helps a bit --MarkMore Replies:
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Re: Civil War HELP
Rich Wolfe 11/20/99
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