Lincoln's Mercenaries: Economic Motivation Among Union Soldiers During the Civil War - Conflicting Worlds: New Dimensions of the American Civil War - William Marvel - Books - Louisiana State University Press - 9780807169520 - November 6, 2018
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Lincoln's Mercenaries: Economic Motivation Among Union Soldiers During the Civil War - Conflicting Worlds: New Dimensions of the American Civil War


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Considers whether poor northern men bore the highest burden of military service during the American Civil War. Examining data on median family wealth from the 1860 United States Census, Marvel reveals the economic conditions of the earliest volunteers from each northern state during the seven major recruitment and conscription periods of the war.


352 pages

Media Books     Hardcover Book   (Book with hard spine and cover)
Released November 6, 2018
ISBN13 9780807169520
Publishers Louisiana State University Press
Pages 352
Dimensions 199 × 242 × 27 mm   ·   333 g

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