Confederate Conscription and the Struggle for Southern Soldiers (John M. Sacher - CA) Section - 1st Day In October 1908

In October 1908

taken from regimental histories

Release date: June 2023

each with its own stories that became part of the Western Maryland Railway story

Confederate Conscription and the Struggle for Southern Soldiers (John M. Sacher - CA) Section - 1st Day In October 1908by John M. Sacher In April 1862, the Confederacy faced a dire military situation. Its forces were badly outnumbered, the Union army was threatening on all sides, and the twelve month enlistment period for original volunteers would soon expire. In response to these circumstances, the Confederate Congress passed the first national conscription law in United States history. This initiative touched off a struggle for healthy white male bodiesboth for the