refaw@alltel.net writes: > inducement, at that time, would entice a young 18 year old to join the > army other than possibly getting away from home where he could find no work. Virginia offered bounty land inducements of various kinds to enlistees. VA had vast land claims in the west not available to (or in dispute with) other states/colonies. Don't know about PA. Some colonies offered monetary rewards but that wasn't worth very much.