Patrick McGlynn, Civil War Bounty
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 3809
Document signed by Patrick McGlynn, who substituted his service in the Union Army for that of Enoch Tinsman for a bounty of four hundred dollars. The document was created in Grafton, West Virginia on 23 February 1865. Collection includes one full color reproduction (two pages) and one photocopy reproduction. See "Historical Note" for further information regarding bounties and commutation of service.
English
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When the United States implemented its draft policy in 1863, the law included a provision that allowed a draftee to commute his military service by paying a substitute to serve in his place. The fee paid to the substitute was often referred to as a bounty.
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