2006-06
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 5/31/2006
Recruiting Broadside,13”x20”, “Come One. Come All! War Meeting at the Court House in Plattsburgh” August 16, 1862, printed by L. Johnson & Co., with nice eagle vignette at center holding ribbon in beak “The Union and The Constitution Forever”. At bottom is an “Order of Central Committe” and calls for the men of the county to avoid the draft by volunteering for service. Loss at far left affects some text, split at center. Good. On Aug. 9, 1862, Secretary of War Stanton, issued General Order 99, detailing how the conscription should be handled. It directed the governors to enroll all able-bodied men age 18 to 45, and the wheels of the draft began to turn. The process passed down the line, from federal government to states to counties to the smallest unit of local municipality. The legwork was done by the county assessors, the men who usually collected tax data. They copied the names of each eligible man into record books, noting those already in service, and any obvious physical disabilities.
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