Statements (18)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:United_States_federal_law
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| gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
Civil War Military Draft Act
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| gptkbp:appliesTo |
male citizens and immigrants who had filed for citizenship, ages 20 to 45
|
| gptkbp:consequence |
led to New York City Draft Riots
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| gptkbp:dateEnacted |
March 3, 1863
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| gptkbp:effect |
first federal conscription law in U.S. history
|
| gptkbp:enactedBy |
gptkb:United_States_Congress
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| gptkbp:excludes |
allowed draftees to hire substitutes
allowed draftees to pay a commutation fee of $300 |
| gptkbp:historicalName |
gptkb:American_Civil_War
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Enrollment Act
|
| gptkbp:purpose |
to provide fresh manpower for the Union Army during the American Civil War
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| gptkbp:repealedBy |
gptkb:Act_of_February_24,_1864
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| gptkbp:section |
created the Bureau of the Provost Marshal General
established provost marshals |
| gptkbp:signedBy |
gptkb:Abraham_Lincoln
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Conscription_Act
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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