20 and 45
20 to 45
20 and 45
the confederates had been drafting soldiers since the spring of 1862. by 1863, all able-bodied white men between the ages of 18 and 45 were requires to join the army. the union draft law was passed in march 1863. like the confederacy, the union allowed draftees to hire substitutes. however, the north also offered $300 bounties, or cash payments, to men who volunteered to serve.bl
the confederates had been drafting soldiers since the spring of 1862. by 1863, all able-bodied white men between the ages of 18 and 45 were requires to join the army. the union draft law was passed in march 1863. like the confederacy, the union allowed draftees to hire substitutes. however, the north also offered $300 bounties, or cash payments, to men who volunteered to serve.bl
draft law
The confederates didn't pass the draft law, it was the Union
In the North, the draft laws were established to recruit men into the Union Army to bolster the war effort during the Civil War. The laws required eligible men to register and potentially be chosen by lot for military service. In the South, the draft laws were also implemented to raise troops for the Confederate Army during the Civil War. The laws faced more challenges in the South due to resistance and exemptions based on social status, leading to widespread desertion and evasion.
The Union Draft Law signed into effect on 3 March 1863. But it had numerous exemptions and the Law and wasn't nearly as Draconian as the question implies.
The South passed a draft law during the American Civil War in April 1862. The law required all white males aged 18 to 35 to serve in the Confederate Army for three years.
During the US Civil War, both the Confederacy and the Union passed draft laws. They believed that the previous method of relying on volunteers was not providing enough recruits to their military organizations. The South passed their draft law in the Spring of 1862 and the North passed theirs one year later.
The 1862 Confederate draft laws caused Confederate President Jefferson Davis to suspend certain Constitutional rights as a precautionary measure. The draft was not popular with Southern citizens nor with Confederate governors. Davis was safe however, as no open rebellions occurred, as was the case in the North when they passed draft laws in 1863.