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Vocabulary:

surrendered

discontinue

recruiting

discharge

drafted

mustered

Interesting Fact:

During the entire Civil War, 1,144 men from Wisconsin were draft dodgers, failing to report for duty.

Study Questions:

How many Wisconsin men were drafted during the Civil War? How many were killed during the war?

What does it mean when a person is mustered into the army?

How many men from your community fought in the Civil War? Who from your family was in the Civil War?

U.S. historical events that occurred on April 13:

1743: Thomas Jefferson is born.

April 13

April 13, 1865: Four days after General Robert E. Lee surrendered to General U.S. Grant, an order came from the war department to discontinue recruiting in Wisconsin and to discharge all drafted men who had not yet been mustered into the army.

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April 13, 1865: Four days after General Robert E. Lee surrendered to General U.S. Grant, an order came from the war department to discontinue recruiting in Wisconsin and to discharge all drafted men who had not yet been mustered into the army.