Linda, In the North, men who were drafted had three choices: (1) enlist, (2) pay a commutation fee (paying the federal government not to serve in the army), or (3) hire a substitute. The drafted man had to find a sub on his own, although there were "substitute brokers," who could locate one for him. Until 1864 the commutation fee was $300 and that is the price that substitutes accepted. In 1864, the Federal government cancelled the commutation fee and substitute prices soared. I believe records were kept of the substitutes, probably by the local Provost Marshal's office or perhaps the county where the drafted man lived. Draft quotas were assigned by state and then by county, and each county government was responsible for filling its quota. Perhaps these records are also at the National Archives, but I have never had an opportunity to request them. My guess is that the Confederate substitution process was similar. Hope this helps, Alice Gayley ----- Original Message ----- From: <LRudd@aol.com> To: <civil-war@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, December 05, 2007 9:39 AM Subject: [CIVIL-WAR] Hired Substitutes > Hi, > > Reading through a couple of Southern Claims cases, two men of the 1st > Regiment, Mississippi Light Artillery testified that they hired > substitutes to > replace them. Would there be any documents of these substitutions? What > would be the > process of acquiring a sub? Did you look among your friends and family and > inquire -- were there a group of men who volunteered just for this > purpose? > > Linda Rudd > "Remembering Their Names" > > > > **************************************Check out AOL's list of 2007's > hottest > products. > (http://money.aol.com/special/hot-products-2007?NCID=aoltop00030000000001) > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > CIVIL-WAR-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Pension Application records often have this information...Theya re in the NARA.> Date: Wed, 5 Dec 2007 10:43:26 -0500> From: agayley@verizon.net> To: civil-war@rootsweb.com> Subject: Re: [CIVIL-WAR] Hired Substitutes> > Linda,> > In the North, men who were drafted had three choices: (1) enlist, (2) pay a > commutation fee (paying the federal government not to serve in the army), or > (3) hire a substitute. The drafted man had to find a sub on his own, > although there were "substitute brokers," who could locate one for him.> > Until 1864 the commutation fee was $300 and that is the price that > substitutes accepted. In 1864, the Federal government cancelled the > commutation fee and substitute prices soared.> > I believe records were kept of the substitutes, probably by the local > Provost Marshal's office or perhaps the county where the drafted man lived. > Draft quotas were assigned by state and then by county, and each county > government was responsible for filling its quota. Perhaps these records are > also at the National Archives, but I have never had an opportunity to > request them.> > My guess is that the Confederate substitution process was similar.> > Hope this helps,> Alice Gayley> ----- Original Message ----- > From: <LRudd@aol.com>> To: <civil-war@rootsweb.com>> Sent: Wednesday, December 05, 2007 9:39 AM> Subject: [CIVIL-WAR] Hired Substitutes> > > > Hi,> >> > Reading through a couple of Southern Claims cases, two men of the 1st> > Regiment, Mississippi Light Artillery testified that they hired > > substitutes to> > replace them. Would there be any documents of these substitutions? What > > would be the> > process of acquiring a sub? Did you look among your friends and family and> > inquire -- were there a group of men who volunteered just for this > > purpose?> >> > Linda Rudd> > "Remembering Their Names"> >> >> >> > **************************************Check out AOL's list of 2007's > > hottest> > products.> > (http://money.aol.com/special/hot-products-2007?NCID=aoltop00030000000001)> >> > -------------------------------> > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > CIVIL-WAR-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message> > > > > -------------------------------> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to CIVIL-WAR-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message _________________________________________________________________ Your smile counts. The more smiles you share, the more we donate.  Join in. www.windowslive.com/smile?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_Wave2_oprsmilewlhmtagline