Conscription Act

GPTKB entity

Statements (17)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:legislation
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Enrollment_Act
gptkbp:appliesTo male citizens and immigrants between ages 20 and 45
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:dateEnacted March 3, 1863
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:excludes certain government officials
those who could pay a commutation fee
those who could provide a substitute
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Conscription Act
gptkbp:ledTo gptkb:New_York_City_Draft_Riots
gptkbp:purpose to provide for the drafting of men into the Union Army during the American Civil War
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Union_Army
gptkb:Civil_War_draft
gptkbp:repealedBy 1867
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Confederate_Congress
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5