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Library of Congress2004

Shame and ostracism Union Army deserters leave home

"During the Civil War not all men served honorably and this was known by everyone in their communities. We study how shame and ostracism affect behavior by examining whether men who deserted from the Union Army, and who faced no legal sanctions once the war was over, returned home or whether they moved and re-invented themselves. We build a unique panel data set that provides us with a control group for deserters because we can identify men who deserted but then returned to fight with their companies. We find that, compared to non-deserters and returned deserters, deserters were more likely to move both out of state and further distances. This effect was stronger for deserters from pro-war communities. When deserters moved they were more likely to move to anti-war states than non-deserters. Our study provides a rare test of the empirical implications of emotion. While both shame and ostracism would push deserters out of their home community, we find no evidence that deserters faced economic sanctions"--National Bureau of Economic Research web site.

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Library of Congress1891

In the Senate of the United States. February 12, 1891. -- Ordered to be printed. Mr. Cockrell, from the Committee on Military Affairs, submitted the following report: (To accompany H.R. 9430.) The Committee on Military Affairs, to whom was referred the Bill (H.R. 9430) to remove the charge of desertion against George W. Hayner, have duly considered the same and submit the following report

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Library of Congress1891

In the Senate of the United States. March 2, 1891. -- Ordered to be printed. Mr. Cockrell, from the Committee on Military Affairs, submitted the following report: (To accompany S. 3965.) The Committee on Military Affairs, to Whom was referred the Bill (S. 3965) to remove the charge of desertion from the record of Joseph Scharbonaugh, have duly considered the same and submit the following report

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Library of Congress1891

In the Senate of the United States. March 3, 1891. -- Ordered to be printed. Mr. Manderson, from the Committee on Military Affairs, made the following report: (To accompany H.R. 10277.) The Committee on Military Affairs, to whom was referred the Bill (H.R. 10277) entitled "An Act to Remove the Charge of Desertion from the Military Record of Patrick Dunphy," have had the same under consideration and report

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Library of Congress1895

In the Senate of the United States. February 23, 1895. -- Ordered to be printed. Mr. Pasco, from the Committee on Military Affairs, submitted the following report: (To accompany H.R. 5005.) The Committee on Military Affairs, to whom was referred the Bill (H.R. 5005) to remove the charge of desertion from the record of William Albin, late of Company D, Thirty-fourth Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry

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