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What is a civil war draft?
During the US Civil War, which was also an "un-declared war" (can't declare war on yourself), men rallied to their respective flags (volunteered). Until after the first few battles...when they saw what real war was; after that...men had to ... Read More »
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What was the draft called in the civil war?
Another word for Draft is Conscription. Read More »
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What was the draft during the civil war?
It was voluntary. Read More »
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During the US Civil War, rich men could pay others to take their place. During the Vietnam War, rich men entered wealthy colleges to obtain "draft deferrments." Also, wealthy men could pay $300 to avoid being drafted. This upset many poor p...
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Answer The law itself called for "enrolling and calling out of the National Forces", and those drafted under this act were called "conscripts".
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Most people believe that the purpose was to abolish slavery but the real reason was the fact that the south wanted to secede from the US and start its own nation.
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Many people will tell you that the war was fought in order to free the slaves of the south but that would not be an accurate statement. The secession of the southern states began because Lincoln declared that no other slave states could be ...
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The American Civil War was fought between the Union, often referred to as the North, and 11 southern slave states that seceded from the United States to form what they called the Confederate States of America.
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The last fighting in the Civil War occurred when General Stand Watie surrendered on June 23, 1865. Total were 260,000 dead during the war.
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A civil war occurs when battling parties within the same country are vying for rule. The civil war in the United States occurred when the South attempted to secede and the North went to battle with them in order to stop them.
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