Most of the More Than Three Million Soldiers, Union and Confederate

question 40

Multiple Choice

Most of the more than three million soldiers, Union and Confederate, were

• A)volunteers.
• B)draftees.
• C)immigrants.
• D)planters' sons.
• E)more than 30 years old.

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