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Brenda Thomas

About Brenda Thomas

Brenda Thomas (M.A. Humanities) is a writer and online instructor in the humanities with a focus on history and online education.

First To Volunteer: The Conflicting Civil War Claims

March 18, 2020 by Brenda Thomas 5 Comments

Josias R. King Statue When rumbles of impending Civil War rolled through the North, New Yorkers were roused to volunteer even before Fort Sumter was taken and the President rallied troops.

After Sumter fell and Lincoln issued his proclamation, more New Yorkers offered their service to the Union. Likewise, men in other states sought to join the Union army both before and after the proclamation.

After the war, some of those early, quick volunteers also battled to be named the first volunteer for the Union. Months, years, and decades after the war, numerous claims and accolades for who had been the first volunteer began emerging across the North. [Read more…] about First To Volunteer: The Conflicting Civil War Claims

Filed Under: History, Western NY Tagged With: Auburn, Batavia, Civil War, Genesee County, Holland Land Company Museum, Military History, Niagara County, Niagara County Historical Society, Public History

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