Civil War | The Fires at Home | 4
American History Tellers
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The Rise and Fall of the Union Draft
Like the Confederate draft, the Union draft inspired charges of a rich man's war and a poor man's fight. In reality, wealthy men were as likely to serve in the Union army as poor ones. Anti-war politicians warned that New York would soon be flooded with black southerners freed from slavery. The anti-draft protests had quickly turned into a bloody race riot.
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