The news accounts below deal with the military draft enacted during the American Civil War.
Many towns are listed in the following issue, included below are only Brighton and Harrietstown.
The Palladium, Malone, Thurdsay, July 16, 1863
THE DRAFT
The first Draft for this Congressional District, under the Conscription Act of the last Congress, was made on the 13th and 14th inst., at the Provost Marshal's Office in this Village. The Draft is for fifty per cent above the required quota — the excess being drawn to cover exempts under the law. The Draft for this District is 2757 men. The following is a list of those drawn in this County, in the numerical order in which the names were drawn:
Brighton and Harrietstown
George G. Skiff, John LaBounty, Henry O. Cram, Henry G. Weller, Charles Craig, Sylvester Otis, Thomas O'Neil, George H Goff, John C. Skiff, Wm. W. Johnson, Charles R. Ricketson, Wm. Benham, Hiram Tabor, John Grover.
Many towns are listed in the following issue, included below are only Brighton and Harrietstown.
The Palladium, Malone, Thurdsay, August 27, 1863
EXCEPTIONS
Provost Marshall's Office 17th District, New York
The following is a complete list of exemptions of drafted persons that have been made in Franklin County by the Board of Enrollment, and for the following causes:
Brighton and Harrietstown
George G. Skiff, dropsy right knee joint; John Labounty, alien; Henry O. Cram, mustered in; Thomas O'Neil, furnished substitute; William Benham, commuted; Hiram Tabor, over 35 and married; John Grover, contusion right knee joint.
