Civil War draft

GPTKB entity

Statements (25)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military conscription
gptkbp:administeredBy Provost Marshal General's Bureau
gptkbp:allowedCommutationFee $300
gptkbp:allowedSubstitution yes
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs Union draft
gptkbp:appliesTo gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkb:Union_states
gptkbp:criticizedFor favoring the wealthy
gptkbp:dateEnacted gptkb:Enrollment_Act_of_1863
March 3, 1863
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:United_States_federal_government
gptkbp:excludes certain government officials
Confederate states
men with dependents
physically unfit individuals
gptkbp:firstFederalConscriptionInUS yes
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Civil War draft
gptkbp:influencedBy manpower shortages in Union Army
gptkbp:ledTo increased enlistment of volunteers
gptkbp:opposedBy working-class citizens
gptkbp:provoked gptkb:New_York_City_draft_riots
gptkbp:repealedBy 1865
gptkbp:requiredServiceOf male citizens aged 20 to 45
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Conscription_Act
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6