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Draft Dilemma in Poweshiek County: The Murder of the Marshals
Emerging Civil War welcomes guest author David Connon Amid mounting Union Army death counts in summer 1864, Iowa had its first draft. Three men didn’t report for duty on October 1, so the provost marshal in Grinnell sent two deputy … Continue reading
Posted in Civilian, Common Soldier, Personalities
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, conscription, Copperhead, David Connon, Democratic Rangers, Democrats, draft, Fayette County Pioneer, Grinnell Iowa, Iowa, J.B. Grinnell, John Gharkey, Keokuk County, Muscatine Courier, Newspapers, peace democrats, Poweshiek County, Provost Marshall, Republicans, Samuel J. Kirkwood, Union draft, William M. Stone
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1860’s Politics: Why Do We think McClellan Was the “Peace Candidate”? Because the Rebels Thought So
A thoughtful respondent to my recent submission to the ECW blog, “1860’s Politics,” wondered why Gen. George McClellan, Democratic nominee for U. S. president in 1864, waited until after Sherman’s troops captured Atlanta, Sept. 2, 1864, before he announced his … Continue reading
