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2018-07-21T18:00:39-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvZGY5XC8yMDE4MDcyMTE4MDM0MTAwM19oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==William Marvel described the economic factors driving many poor northerners to enlist in the Union army. He is the author of Lincoln’s Mercenaries: Economic Motivation among Union Soldiers during the Civil War. This talk was part of the annual summer conference hosted by the Gettysburg College Civil War Institute.
William Marvel described the economic factors driving many poor northerners to enlist in the Union army. He is the author of Lincoln’s Merce…
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William Marvel described the economic factors driving many poor northerners to enlist in the Union army. He is the author of Lincoln’s Mercenaries: Economic Motivation among Union Soldiers during the Civil War. This talk was part of the annual summer conference hosted by the Gettysburg College Civil War Institute. close
William Marvel described the economic factors driving many poor northerners to enlist in the Union army. He is the author of Lincoln’s Merce… read more
William Marvel described the economic factors driving many poor northerners to enlist in the Union army. He is the author of Lincoln’s Mercenaries: Economic Motivation among Union Soldiers during the Civil War. This talk was part of the annual summer conference hosted by the Gettysburg College Civil War Institute. close
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