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During the American Civil War, specifically in the Confederacy, a man could be exempted from the draft if he owned 20 or more slaves. This exemption was part of the 1862 Conscription Act, which aimed to alleviate the burden of military service on wealthy plantation owners, allowing them to maintain their labor force while others fought. The law was seen as favoring the interests of the elite and created significant resentment among poorer Southern whites.

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