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Men volunteered for the same reason they do today, well for the most part. They believed that whatever side they were on, confederate or union, it was the right side. They really only thought what they were doing was right, and would help their country in the future.

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Most men that volunteer to fight in a war do what is called enlisting. not volunteering and being forced to fight is called being drafted.


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