Lincoln's Mercenaries: Economic Motivation Among Union Soldiers During the Civil War

by William Marvel

Book Overview

In Lincoln's Mercenaries, renowned Civil War historian William Marvel 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. The results consistently...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807169528
• ISBN13: 9780807169520
• Release Date: November 2018
• Publisher: LSU Press
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 7.8" x 9.5"