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    FOR THE MONEY

    May 21, 2019 2 minutes

    REVIEWED BY LOUIS P. MASUR

    Over four years of war, more than two million men served in the Union Army. Some have argued that most soldiers enlisted for patriotic reasons. Others have stressed the camaraderie of young men who chose to enlist and fight together. As the war progressed, some soldiers even claimed they were fighting to end slavery. William Marvel’s important book will reframe the debate.

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