Civil War Union soldiers originally enlisted were either signed up for three months or the duration of the war. Many signed up for additional time once their initial stint was done. After the draft, the required time increased to three years.
Many of the men who fought in the war were Scot/Irish. They often were signed up as they came off the ships into the port. Many states also had large Scot/Irish populations that came in the 1700's and in the early 1800's. I have seen the number as high as 80% of the troops were Scot/Irish.
Many signed up because it was expected. Whole streets of men, churches of men, factories of men, signed up together, in Pals regiments, and were slaughtered like cattle. A group of 18 of the 'Grimsby Chums' were found a few years ago, still with arms linked in death as they had been when they went over the top.They signed up because they had no idea what they were signing up for. They signed up, were slaughtered and denuded the whole country of men, leaving widows and spinsters to grieve for the rest of their childless lives.
The cherokee signed a treaty in 1761, giving up part of their land .
With the massive build up of men, from 1965 onward, 500,000 men at the peak of the war.
500,000 men.
0.5 million men signed up to join the armed forces in 1914.
The people were always hesitant to declare war, but once they did, the people were always very patriotic and many men signed up to fight.
Some died
8,984
About 30,000
yes many women dressed up as men inthe revolutionary war
about 4 million
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It was a huge because many men signed in with their friends, neighbors, colleagues "pals". Unfortunately the men who signed up together also died together.
The reason for this is so if there is situation when the draft has to be used again all men from the age of 18 and who have signed up are eligible to fight in a war.
Armies do not have a size limit, usually they just had as many men that signed up. Also if the government did not think there were enough men they started a draft.