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Draft dodger

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1863 conscription,

19th century,

antique political cartoons,

bribery in the Civil War,

civil war,

Civil War history,

Civil War propaganda,

commutation fee,

Draft dodger cartoon,

Enrollment Act of 1863,

Northern Home Front,

photo of the week,

political cartoons,

satirical lithograph,

social commentary,

substitute brokers,

Union draft riots,

war profiteering,

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When the man takes off his coat to be examined there is a $50 bill tucked under his suspenders, which the doctor is taking. Their dialog, printed below the title, reads “Doctor I’m weak in the back.” “Yes, I see it—can’t go—too delicate.” The image is copyrighted 1863, the year that marked the beginning of conscription in the North and draft riots in New York City

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