The Militia Act of 1862 gave the President the power to draft 300,000 militiamen for up to 9 months. The threat of a draft was hoped to increase enlistments.
A law introducing Conscription.
On April 16,1862, to effectively cope with the enormous superiority in numbers the northern population could put at disposal of the Union armies, the Confederate Congress passed the first Law on Conscription ever voted in America. Several amendments were approved on September 27, 1862, followed by the presidential proclamation. Based upon these acts, all free males aged from 18 and 45 years were mobilized for the military service in the Confederate Army.
April 12th, 1862 fell on a Saturday.
April 6, 1862
Congress made things worse for the Dakota Sioux in 1862 by delaying annutites.
April 6, 1862 to April 8, 1862 so two days
The Battle of Shiloh started on April 6, 1862 and ended on April 7, 1862.
In 1862, Congress introduced a militia law that required states to use conscription, which is the drafting of people for military services.
the battle of Shiloh was on April 6-7, 1862 in Hardin County Tennessee the battle of Shiloh was on April 6-7, 1862 in Hardin County Tennessee
In 1862 Congress introduced a millitia law that required states to use CONSCRIPTION, wich is the draftingof people for military service.
July 1862 The U.S. Congress passed the Militia Act, which authorized the president to use black troops in combat.African American to serve in the military
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