(CIVIL WAR) The United States Conscription Law or National M

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(CIVIL WAR.) The United States Conscription Law or National Militia Act . . . Official and Complete. 32 pages. 16mo, original printed wrappers, minor wear. New York: James W. Fortune, 1863

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The controversial 2 March 1863 law which established the military draft. Its details were of vital interest to all northern men who had not already enlisted, whether for reasons of ill health, Copperhead sympathies, or simply aversion to service. Resistance to this law sparked the infamous Draft Riots of July 1863.

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