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The draft was first used during the American Civil War
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The first nation wide US draft was the US Civil War in 1861-1865.
College students were the number 1 draft deferments.
The draft started...."The Government instituted the Nations first peacetime draft in September of 1940 and began to prepare troops for combat." got this from the web. -----------Actually, if we are referring to the United States, the first actual Draft was used by the North in the Civil War. It was highly unpopular, as it was very unfairly conducted.
The first US draft was the US Civil War (1861-1865); the last US draft was the Vietnam War (1961-1975).
Yes it was
The draft in the US for World War II began in September 1940 with the Selective Training and Service Act. The first peacetime draft in American history, it was later expanded after the US entered the war in 1941.
The first US draft was during the US Civil War (1861-1865); the last US draft was during the Vietnam War (1961-1975).
The draft was first used during the American Civil War
World War 1 and World War 2.
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I belive there were only three wars the draft was used for, the civil War, World War 2, and the Vietnam conflict. There might have also been a draft for WW1
The first nation wide US draft was the US Civil War in 1861-1865.
I have read it was used during the Civil War years for the first time in the United States.