History of the United States I / Unit 15 USH1 2131 short lesson, about 20 seconds
The Confederate Draft
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The idea
The Confederacy adopted conscription in April eighteen sixty-two, requiring all men between eighteen and thirty-five to serve three years.
In practice
Wealthy men permitted to hire substitutes, which the poor resented bitterly.
Where people slip
The Confederate Congress denied state attempts to circumvent the draft, which is a states' rights government overruling states on the most intimate question there is.
Your place on the trail
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Builds on
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