The U. S. Civil War

[Gregory Matthews]

The U.S. Civil War occurred from 1861 to1865.  During this period of time, both sides had to institute a mandatory military draft.  Both sides had a process by which a person could pay a specific sum of money to escape being drafted.  On the part of the Union side, the U.S. side, two programs existed, each with some differences, by which a person could pay a sum of $300 and not be drafted.  Today that sum, after inflation would be equal to about $7,489.  Seventh-day Adventist congregations, in those early days, generally attempted to raise the needed funds for members who were about to be drafted into the military.

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Remains of nearly 30 Civil War veterans found in a funeral home’s storage are laid to rest

PAWTUCKET, R.I. (AP) — For several decades, the cremated remains of more than two dozen American Civil War veterans languished in storage facilities at a funeral home and cemetery in Seattle.

https://apnews.com/article/civil-war-remains-pawtucket-washington-b818b8160ca953a91497e4fe8ec1ef15?