31 August 1864
Pratt, William M., fl. 1864
[General orders no. 59 regarding the purchase of African Americans to serve in place of drafted persons]
Signed by Pratt, Aide-de-Camp (possibly to Brigadier General Innes Newton Palmer). Relates the story of John H. Irish, a recruiting agent, who attempted to bribe officers to allow him to cite previously enlisted men in order to satisfy recruiting...
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