While patriotism is a fine concept, during the American Civil War, the Union and the Confederacy had to offer recruits monetary bounties to enlist. But did you know that soon, a new group of con artists emerged who registered for the armed forces, took the bounties, and then disappeared, never to be seen or heard from again?

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