He originally called for 75,000 volunteers.
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A draft was begun and at first there were many volunteers. A wealthy man could also buy his way out of the draft by paying another man to take his place. The recruiters would also go to the docks when the ships arrived with young Irish immigrants men and sign them up. About 60% of the armies were Irish immigrants.
Yes, such a book is of considerable historical value. The Gettysburg Speech by president Abraham Lincoln, in which he talked about the country's slain president, is considered by many historians and Lincoln himself to be monumental.
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12000 in the first wave