Every man between 18 and 35 to be available for service - not counting slaves, of course.
The South passed a draft law in 1862. Those selected through the draft were required to serve for 3 years.
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The confederates didn't pass the draft law, it was the Union
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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.
The first effective draft by the federal government, called for all men between the ages of 18 and 40 to be enrolled into local militia units.The first was the Confederate Draft during the Civil War, calling for all men from ages of 18-35 to join the Confederate army
Conscription law passed in 1862, placing all males between 18 and 35 under Government command for the duration of the war.
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the union let African American American enlist
The weak Confederate constitution
The Confederate secretary of war was George Randolph. He is given credit for the successful operation of the South's draft laws. He also made revisions to the law to make it more acceptable. This was significant in that the Southern governors believed the draft was not a proper method to make the military stronger.
In order to be drafted in the Confederate Draft, one must first meet the minimum age requirement before doing so. The minimum age requirement involved with the draft is at least 18 years of age.
The South passed a draft law in 1862. Those selected through the draft were required to serve for 3 years.
The Union draft law allowed conscripts to pay a substitute to do their service for them. This was disastrous for morale. It also had a serious flaw: who were these substitutes? Obviously men who had been rejected first time round, or had been dodging the draft. Very few of these substitutes saw useful service in the front line.