HIST 127 Lecture Notes - Lecture 30: Confiscation Act Of 1862, Irvin Mcdowell, P. G. T. Beauregard
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Confederacy lacked major army depended on militias. Va, ak, nc, and tn seceded from nation after lincoln called for militias. Confederate government ordered the first general draft in american history. White man with 20+ slaves could be exempt. Draft like law that allowed for occupational exemptions. 300 women joined union ranks, 150 joined confederate. Population, industrial, agricultural capacity, and transportation network. 2. 1 million men who fought for union represented half of men of military age in the north. South: 900,000 men who fought in confederacy represented 90% of eligible population. Confederacy financed 60% of 1. 5 billion spent on war with printing press $ inflation. Four border slave states: maryland, delaware, kentucky, and missouri. If maryland and delaware seceded, dc would be surrounded by. Loss of kentucky and missouri would threaten borders of iowa, indiana, Kept border states by assuring government was trying to get union back together and wouldn"t interfere with their slave holdings.
