They just didn't want to experience that military boot camp (when they got inducted). But who wanted to admit to that? It was far more acceptable to say "that they thought the war was immoral" or "unjust", etc.
Another words, for the vast majority, draft dodgers were afraid of the military (especially boot camp) not the war.
The draft.
They ignored draft notices and became conscientious objectors.
They ignored draft notices and became conscientious objectors.
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College students. (They were draft age).
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American public opinion opposed it. Screw e2020 !
The main opposition came from Copperheads, who were Southern sympathizers. Irish Catholics opposed the war due to the draft.
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The correct spelling is "draught" (draft, also a checker in the game of checkers).
was a kind of draft that the wealthy could buy their way out of and was strongly opposed in the north