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What's the Difference Between World War One and the Civil War?
The Civil War defines American identity in some ways more than any other conflict. In both the north and the south troops are raised overwhelmingly through volunteer recruitment. Only 8% of Confederate soldiers came in through conscription. The mobilization for volunteers often organized locally around individual communities or states create sort of multiple identities and levels of loyalty.