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Graft in the Union Army?

The GROWLER takes issue with the practice of Union officers increasing their pay by claiming army privates as servants (wink-wink). From The New-York Times February 9, 1862: The Pay and Overpay of Army Officers. To the Editor of the New-York … Continue reading

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