autumn divers

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autumn divers Organized bands of thieves who flourished in New York and large Eastern cities after the middle of 1862. These fellows lurked in the vicinity of conscription offices and relieved many a enlistee of his bounty only minutes after his enlistment.

From: "Webb Garrison's Civil War Dictionary" by Webb Garrison Sr. page 30.
 
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