March 1862
The Confederacy had to pass conscription laws to fully man their armies. The first conscription act covered all males between the ages of 18 to 35. Later this was extended to 17 to 50. Thus we can see that the ages of Confederate soldiers fell in between these ages.
The Enrollment Act of 1863. First Federal draft law mandating military enrollment for conscription into military service in The United States.
Seizing Fort Sumter from the Union Army
Seizing Fort Sumter from the Union Army
During the First World War, exceptions to conscription in Canada included individuals who were physically unfit for military service, those with essential civilian occupations, such as farmers and industrial workers, and certain religious groups that opposed military service, like the Quakers. Additionally, men who had already enlisted or those who had dependents could also be exempted. The implementation of conscription was contentious and faced significant opposition, particularly in Quebec.
Capturing Fort Sumter from the Union army.
There were two major conscription referendums in Australia during World War I. The first took place in October 1916, and the second in December 1917. Both referendums aimed to gauge public support for introducing compulsory military service, but both were defeated.
In 1911
Jefferson Davis was the First and only President for the confederacy.
=first and only president of the Confederacy.==first and only president of the Confederacy.=
Conscription is a system of forcing people to join a country's army or other armed service. It is usually done during time of war or if a country wishes to maintain a large military (larger than can be maintained by volunteer enlistment). It may also be called a "draft". The French were the first to use conscription in 1798.
First White House of the Confederacy was created in 1835.