Enrollment Act of 1863
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The Enrollment Act of 1863 was a U.S. Civil War-era federal conscription law that established the first nationwide draft, requiring eligible men to serve in the Union Army while allowing certain exemptions and substitutions.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Enrollment Act of 1863 canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Civil War-era legislation
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United States federal law ⓘ conscription law ⓘ |
| ageRange | 20–45 ⓘ |
| allowed |
commutation fee
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substitution ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Civil War Military Draft Act of 1863 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Union Army
NERFINISHED
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Union states ⓘ |
| appliesToDemographic |
male citizens of the United States
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male immigrants who had filed for citizenship ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
United States government
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surface form:
federal government of the United States
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| commutationFeeAmount | 300 US dollars ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| controversialAspect |
class bias due to commutation and substitution
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perceived unfair burden on working-class men ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| created |
provost marshal general’s bureau
NERFINISHED
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system of enrollment boards ⓘ |
| dateEnacted | 1863-03-03 ⓘ |
| effect |
enabled draftees to hire substitutes
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enabled draftees to pay to avoid service ⓘ increased social and class tensions in the North ⓘ provoked resistance to the draft ⓘ |
| governs | obligations of eligible men to serve in the Union forces ⓘ |
| hasTopic |
civil unrest in Northern cities
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draft resistance ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | manpower needs of the Union during the Civil War ⓘ |
| introducedConcept |
centralized enrollment lists
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federal control over conscription ⓘ |
| legalStatus | superseded ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | United States Congress ⓘ |
| location | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
American Civil War
NERFINISHED
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Union Army manpower ⓘ military conscription ⓘ |
| notableEvent | New York City draft riots NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
to establish a nationwide draft system
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to provide additional troops for the Union Army ⓘ |
| regulated |
classification of eligible men for military service
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procedures for military drafts ⓘ |
| replaced | state-based volunteer recruitment system as primary source of troops ⓘ |
| revisedBy |
Enrollment Act amendments of 1864
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subsequent Civil War conscription amendments ⓘ |
| sectionTitle | An Act for enrolling and calling out the national forces, and for other purposes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| signedBy | Abraham Lincoln NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1863 ⓘ |
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