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Cumberland Civil War bounties, 1864

Contributed by Town of Cumberland
MMN Item 13804 Item Details
Cumberland Civil War bounties, 1864
MMN Item 13804 Zoom

Description

Document recording the list of subscribers for the Town of Cumberland to provide bounty money to pay for substitute soldiers in the Civil War.

Many Maine towns paid for substitutes to serve in the army during the Civil War because of the necessity of keeping men at home to keep the town viable.

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