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The US military draft began in the US Civil War (1861-1865).
Fighting. Military action. Armed insurrection. Conflict. Power struggle. Coup d'Etat. Revolution. Civil unrest.
After the Civil War, the US military built the frontier because of the American westward expansion.
Capturing Fort Sumter from the Union army.
A military government is given more leeway in regards to war while civil government must seek approval before going to war. A civil government must answer to the people.