The Heritage Gazette
May 2013 Vol. 1 No. 46
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The Heritage Gazette is an online source to assist genealogy researchers and family historians
in their quest to find their ancestors. This website offers various articles on genealogy and history, American
Revolutionary War and Georgia name look ups, family trees, answers to genealogy questions and genealogy products. The
Archive section is a collection of previous articles on genealogy research and history featured on this website. Click
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Dear Cousin Heathcliff,
Do the 1850 and 1860 slave schedules list the names of
slaves?
Thank
You, Barbara
Dear Barbara,
The 1850 and 1860 slave schedules do not list names of slaves.
These schedules do list the names of the slave owner. It does have a description of the slaves.
Dear Cousin Heathcliff,
Did the Enrollment Act of 1863 let draftees, who are healthy and of the right age, get out of fighting in the Union Army in the
Civil War by paying someone to take their place?
Yours, Sam
Dear Sam,
Yes, the Enrollment Act of 1863 had a provision where men who were called
up to fight in the Union Army could pay $300.00, and sometimes more, to someone to take their place.
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