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Reblogged by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
Deglassco ("D. Elisabeth Glassco") wrote:
On August 19, 1863, the draft was resumed with the presence of 20,000 soldiers, but it proved to be largely unsuccessful. Very few men were ultimately conscripted, as the majority of the army remained composed of volunteers. However, the government found an untapped resource by enlisting a significant number of African-American volunteers, with approximately 180,000 serving before the end of the war.
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