Artifact
Amateur Newspaper Reports on Draft,1862
This amateur newspaper — handwritten by students in Warren, Conn. — reports that the government was set to draft nine local men into the Union Army. "Many a mother's heart grew sick," the article reads, "and many a sister's cheek turned pale."
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Artifact Date
January 29, 1862
Topic(s)
- Civil War
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'The Union Sentinal,' Jan. 29, 1862
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