patches Posted September 27, 2014 Share #1 Posted September 27, 2014 Question: When men were Drafted in the North during the Civil War were these draftees sent to Regiments of the Regular Army or were they sent down to a Regiment from there home state, ie a Vermonter who was drafted was sent to one of the Vermont Regiments, a Michigander to a Michigan Regiment etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAW Posted September 27, 2014 Share #2 Posted September 27, 2014 Draftees would typically go to a regiment from their respective states. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted September 28, 2014 Author Share #3 Posted September 28, 2014 Draftees would typically go to a regiment from their respective states. Thanks MAW, makes one wonder who in the hell was enlisting in the Regulars after a certain point during the war, what with the hugh bounties the States Infantry and Cavalry Regiments were or could be offering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted October 4, 2014 Author Share #4 Posted October 4, 2014 Found one, in a book on a particular NYC neighborhood I have. One Hugh Boyle 27 Irish, of the Five Points, NYC, the notorious neigborhood. The only guy from a pool of 161 prospective draftees from this ward, the 6th Ward, that was actually taken into the Army, all the rest got out of it in one way or another. He was assigned to the 18th New York Cavalry, he was Oked for service in August 1863, but only left for service in December 1864, well over a year later. He went down Louisiana way to join the unit, which was operating at or near Gainnie Landing. He seemed to do alright, but after the war ended, the 18th NY Cav was ordered west from were it was now stationed in Mississippi to Texas for reconstruction/occupation duty in November 1865, and with that Boyle deserted, it was noted he took his pistol, along with holster, I don't think anyone ever heard from Boyle again, maybe he went to LA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted October 11, 2014 Author Share #5 Posted October 11, 2014 Wanted to share this site I Found on CW Pay and Enlistment Bounties, it really detailed and interesting. From The Cincinnati Civil War Round Table. http://www.cincinnaticwrt.org/data/ccwrt_history/talks_text/moffat_soldiers_pay.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted September 1, 2018 Author Share #6 Posted September 1, 2018 BUMP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted September 29, 2018 Author Share #7 Posted September 29, 2018 Just came across a CW Draft notice for a Frederick Mann, 108 E 30th Street NY NY. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted September 29, 2018 Author Share #8 Posted September 29, 2018 Mann, whose surname was really only Man, that's with one N as odd as that might be, became an Officer in a Colored Regiment, the 84th U.S.Colored Infantry, a Captain, presumably an Company Commander. More on this seen here. https://blog.mcny.org/2015/05/12/bringing-the-american-civil-war-to-high-school-students/ And on the 84th U.S. Cld Inf. https://jubiloemancipationcentury.wordpress.com/2011/02/03/battle-flag-of-the-84th-regiment-usct-us-colored-troops/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted May 11, 2023 Author Share #9 Posted May 11, 2023 On 10/4/2014 at 8:56 AM, patches said: Found one, in a book on a particular NYC neighborhood I have. One Hugh Boyle 27 Irish, of the Five Points, NYC, the notorious neigborhood. The only guy from a pool of 161 prospective draftees from this ward, the 6th Ward, that was actually taken into the Army, all the rest got out of it in one way or another. He was assigned to the 18th New York Cavalry, he was Oked for service in August 1863, but only left for service in December 1864, well over a year later. He went down Louisiana way to join the unit, which was operating at or near Gainnie Landing. He seemed to do alright, but after the war ended, the 18th NY Cav was ordered west from were it was now stationed in Mississippi to Texas for reconstruction/occupation duty in November 1865, and with that Boyle deserted, it was noted he took his pistol, along with holster, I don't think anyone ever heard from Boyle again, maybe he went to LA Found the 18th NY Cav's Roster, a period one on a pdf from New York (.gov). Here it gives a June 1865 date for desertion. BOYLE, HUGH.—Age, 27 years. Enlisted, December 17, 1863, at New York; mustered in as private, Co. A, December 17,1863, to serve three years; deserted, June 9, 1865, at Oamp Greenville, La. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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