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Yes, both sides brought in draft laws when it became clear that this was not going to be a short war. New immigrants arriving in New York rioted at one point in protest at being conscripted as soon as they'd immigrated in search of a better life.

The North made the disastrous mistake of allowing draftees to pay a substitute to serve in their place if they could afford it. The rich young civilian became a hated figure in the ranks. Worse, the substitutes were often below standard physically and mentally, and recruited by unscrupulous brokers who cared nothing for the fate of the armies.

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