Civil War and Reconstruction

2. Union institutes draft in July of 1862 (or March of 1863) a. $300 dollars or a substitute enlistment for three years brought an exemption. b. 30% of the union army was comprised of draftees. c. drafted those between 20-45. d. after the emancipation Proclamation there were draft riots in Northern cities, particularly among the Irish ................
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