Hiring a substitute
hiring a substitude
During the Civil War, individuals in the North could avoid the draft by paying a commutation fee, which allowed them to buy their way out of service for $300. Alternatively, they could find a substitute to serve in their place, effectively hiring someone else to fulfill their military obligation. These options were often criticized as favoring the wealthy, as they could afford to avoid conscription while poorer individuals had to serve.
He could get up $300, a substantial sum at the time ( my guess this was donated to the Department of the Army) or (Buy) a qualified substitute. It is not known what the service obligation of the substitute was- it could be say, 24 months, or possibly for the duration of the war.
was a kind of draft that the wealthy could buy their way out of and was strongly opposed in the north
A man could avoid the draft by paying a substitute to take his place.
Hiring a substitute
hiring a substitude
hiring a substitude
During the Civil War, individuals in the North could avoid the draft by paying a commutation fee, which allowed them to buy their way out of service for $300. Alternatively, they could find a substitute to serve in their place, effectively hiring someone else to fulfill their military obligation. These options were often criticized as favoring the wealthy, as they could afford to avoid conscription while poorer individuals had to serve.
Paying a substitute to serve in his place.
In both the North and the South during the Civil War, a man could avoid the draft by paying a fee or hiring a substitute to serve in his place. In the North, the Enrollment Act of 1863 allowed individuals to pay $300 to avoid conscription, while in the South, the Conscription Act of 1862 permitted wealthier individuals to pay for substitutes. This created significant disparities, leading to criticism and resentment among those who could not afford to buy their way out of service.
He could get up $300, a substantial sum at the time ( my guess this was donated to the Department of the Army) or (Buy) a qualified substitute. It is not known what the service obligation of the substitute was- it could be say, 24 months, or possibly for the duration of the war.
Soldiers were obtained in the Civil War by volunteering and later the draft. In the South, any able-bodied male between the ages of 17 and 50 could be drafted. In the North, between ages 17 and 25. A Southerner could avoid the draft by owning at least twenty slaves. A Northerner could avoid the draft by paying the government $300. For this reason, the Civil War became known as "The rich man's war, poor man's fight".
was a kind of draft that the wealthy could buy their way out of and was strongly opposed in the north
Badly organised. A draftee could pay a substitute to do his service for him, if he could afford to. This was obviously a bad provision. Who were these substitutes? Obviously draft-dodgers, who would immediately desert and find someone else to pay them for the same thing.
the draft