The Civilian and the Military: A History of the American Antimilitarist Tradition |
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... draft , utilizing the nominal principle of universal service in the militia , but leaving the actual method of choice to the individual states . In its final form , the Draft Act of 17 July 1862 authorized the President to summon the ...
... draft , utilizing the nominal principle of universal service in the militia , but leaving the actual method of choice to the individual states . In its final form , the Draft Act of 17 July 1862 authorized the President to summon the ...
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... draft bill a reflection of the changing purpose of the war from one to preserve the Union to an aggressive strug- gle to free the slaves . The draft bill , it was charged , was a subtle way of enlarging the regular army and of covering ...
... draft bill a reflection of the changing purpose of the war from one to preserve the Union to an aggressive strug- gle to free the slaves . The draft bill , it was charged , was a subtle way of enlarging the regular army and of covering ...
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... draft law were questioned . Oswald Garrison Villard believed it both unnecessary and impractical from a military point of view . John Nevin Sayre , Secretary of the Fellowship of Reconciliation , warned that conscription would ...
... draft law were questioned . Oswald Garrison Villard believed it both unnecessary and impractical from a military point of view . John Nevin Sayre , Secretary of the Fellowship of Reconciliation , warned that conscription would ...
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The AngloAmerican Heritage | 3 |
The Founding Fathers Reaffirm Civil Supremacy | 18 |
The Defeat of the Federalist Military Plans | 32 |
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