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The Union draft laws began in 1863 and were controversial to say the least. Despite the fact that the war was all but over, President Lincoln officially ended the draft on April 13, 1865.
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The draft laws of the Union, often called conscription acts were begun in 1863 due to shortages in voluntary recruits in the North. On April 13, 1865, President Lincoln ended the draft.
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A manpower shortage. The mounting casualties on both sides led to a dwindling pool of willing volunteers. This led the Confederate to institute a draft in 1862 and the Union would follow with their own in 1863.
Lincoln wrote the first draft on November 18, 1863.
Under the Draft Act of 1863, it was legal to hire a "substitute" who had not been drafted. A man could also pay $300 (a large sum at the time) to avoid conscription.