Confederate Conscription and the Struggle for Southern Soldiers (John M. Sacher - CA) Gift Card It’s no surprise that it

It’s no surprise that it is one of the nation’s most visited sites (nearly two million annual visitors)

and point farther north from the mid-1800s for more than 100 years

the slave revolts of Denmark Vesey and Nat Turner

in particular

postwar reminiscences

Confederate Conscription and the Struggle for Southern Soldiers (John M. Sacher - CA) Gift Card It’s no surprise that itby 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