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The Draft! Full List of the Drafted in Bordentown Township

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08441.02 Author/Creator: Place Written: Bordentown, New Jersey Type: Broadside Date: circa 1863 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 36.2 cm, Width: 11.9 cm Order a Copy

Lists men drafted into the army from Bordentown Township, New Jersey. Says "Three clergymen, Rev. J. Biggio, Rev. O.H. Hazard, and R. Julian, were among the lucky ones." List is divided into two sections. One section has no heading and the other's title is "Per Centage." There are about 150 names printed on the sheet. Date inferred from the year of the first Northern draft.

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