Following the American Civil War Sesquicentennial with day by day writings of the time, currently 1863.

Enlistment Bounty.–September 3, 1862

September 3, 2012

Library of Congress

City of New York poster offering a $50 bounty for enlisting in any regiment.

City bounty $50. Proclamation Mayor's Office, New York, September 3d, 1862 ac03104v

 

Library of Congress, American Memory image

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