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Skedaddling, Crimping, and Deserting

PART TWO: A HOUSE TORN ASUNDER

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Chapter Seven focuses on public and financial support for the war effort during the early weeks of the Civil War. Topics discussed include the need for more men, “bounties” and public donations, reception in the press, drafts, American skedaddlers and deserting, British colonialists being crimped and crimping, and the north becoming a zone for freedom while the south enticed with profit.

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Brian Martin

Brian Martin was an award-winning journalist for more than 40 years, telling the stories of Southwestern Ontario, where most of From Underground Railroad to Rebel Refuge takes place. He has written two true crime books, several biographies and baseball histories, and is a member of two historical societies. He lives in London, ON.