The Conscript Bill! How to Avoid It!
1863
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The item is a Navy recruitment poster.
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The Navy created this recruiting poster in 1863, hoping to encourage men to volunteer. The Navy offered wages ranging from $12 to 18 a month for the lowest ranks, plus an extra $1.50 for grog, or alcohol. Sailors enlisting under this recruiting drive avoided being drafted into the Army, where pay was $13 a month.
This primary source comes from the Naval Records Collection of the Office of Naval Records and Library.
National Archives Identifier: 595095
Full Citation: The Conscript Bill! How to Avoid It!; 1863; Naval Records Collection of the Office of Naval Records and Library, Record Group 45. [Online Version, https://www.docsteach.org/documents/document/the-conscript-bill-how-to-avoid-it, May 30, 2023]Rights: Public Domain, Free of Known Copyright Restrictions. Learn more on our privacy and legal page.
