. Philadelphie dans la guerre civile 1861-1865 [ressource électronique] . , Francis D.Eagan, J. Pinckney Hammond, Henry S. Spackman, Richard Graham, Nathaniel West, John long, Alexander Shiras, James Wrigley et Jere-miah W Asher.J *le révérend Thomas Brainerd, originaire du comté de Lewis, N. Y., était une personne de familiarisatie dans la période de guerre, alors qu'il volait dans les rues de son cheval blanc. pendu sur les errandsof patriotes buts, partout et dans toutes sortes de temps. Sa figure est propriétaire du dessin bien connu de l'Hôpital bénévole de l'Union par Thomas Moran.UNE tablette à l'église de Pine Street contient les noms de twen

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. Philadelphia in the Civil War 1861-1865 [electronic resource] . , Francis D.Eagan, J. Pinckney Hammond, Henry S. Spackman, Richard Graham, Nathaniel West, John Long, Alexander Shiras, James Wrigley and Jere-miah W Asher.J *The Rev. Thomas Brainerd, a native of Lewis County, N. Y., was a familiarfigure in the war period, as he rode the streets on his white horse, bent on errandsof patriotic purposes, everywhere and in all kinds of weather. His figure is shownupon the well-known drawing of the Union Volunteer Hospital by Thomas Moran.A tablet at the Pine Street Church contains the names of twenty young men ofhis congregation who perished in the war. On the occasion of the return of thebattle flags to the State of Pennsylvania, on July 4th, 1866, Dr. Brainerd deliveredthe prayer of thanksgiving. He died six weeks later at Scranton, Pa., aged sixty-twoyears. fCaptain Horatio S. Howell was killed July 1st, 1863, at Gettysburg (see oothRegiment). tChaplain Asher died at Wilmington, N. C, from fever contracted in the hos-pitals (6th U. S. colored troops).. BOUNTIES AND DRAFTS OF the several general calls for troops issued by President Lincolnin the course of the war, those antedating the call of August4th, 1862, produced a surplus of volunteers. When men wereno longer willing to respond in sufficient numbers withoutspecial inducement or compulsion the era of bounties and drafts began.The right of the Government to enforce a conscription was bitterlyfought by the Democratic party, and was only confirmed after a Republi-can had displaced a Democrat in the United States Supreme Court.* Constantly increasing bounties were offered, when the necessity arose, by the Government, the cities and their various wards. The bountiespaid out by the city of Philadelphia, under the last call for troops (De-cember 19th, 1864), amounted to $2, 177, 879.77, this resulting in a com-paratively small accession of recruits. The final report of the City Bounty Fund Commission (created underan ordina

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