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Frederick County Commissioners Resolve to Extend Provisions of Draft Bounty

Summary

Frederick County commissioners resolve to extend provisions for $100 per volunteer bounty, provided the county's quota of 259 mend is met before the draft date. Believed impossible to achieve, so resolution is meaningless.

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Newspaper: The Valley Register

Publication Date: November 7th, 1862

Page/Column: 2A

Town: Middletown, MD

County: Frederick

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  • Battles / Military
  • Home Front / Effects of War

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