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Bounty jumper
Bounty jumpers were men who enlisted in the Union or Confederate army during the American Civil War only to collect a bounty and then leave. The draft of 1863 allowed individuals to pay a bounty to someone else to fight in their place rather than be drafted. Bounty jumpers commonly enlisted numerous times in the army, collecting many bounties in the process.
==Methods==
Being a bounty jumper was more profitable in the North. A month after the Battle of Fort Sumter the United States Congress passed a law allowing for bounties up to $300. The Confederate government did likewise, starting at $50 and then later in the war increased the bounty to $100. As the US dollar was worth more than the Confederate dollar ever was, regardless of the $200 disparity, the Northern government had greater luck with bounties, and was more likely to have to deal with bounty jumpers.〔Heidler p.256〕 With state and local governments also adding to bounties, the total could amount to $1000, a considerable amount.〔Heidler p.257〕 As the typical Northern private was paid $13 a month, the bonuses were considerable.〔Amedeo p.258〕
Typically, the bounty jumper would desert their unit before arriving on the front lines, traveling to a new area to gain another bounty.〔 One bounty jumper collected at least 32 bounties.〔Farwell p.122〕 Another bounty Jumper John Larney aka "Mollie Matches" claimed to have enlisted and deserted from 93 regiments for bounties!〔("Professional Criminals of America" 1886 .pp.67-68 by NYPD Inspector Thomas Byrnes. )〕
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