Draft Notice, 1864
date: label: date made
content: 1864
notes: label: Description
content: The scope and brutality of the Civil War quickly challenged the military resources of the North and South. The Confederacy and the Union established general compulsory military service. Many considered the draft an infringement on their individual liberty. Critics charged class discrimination, as the North and South draft laws provided financial ways to avoid service. The debate over a military draft has continued ever since. Today all men are required to register for Selective Service at eighteen years of age. This draft notice was issued for Edrick Frear on April 7, 1864.
topic: label: used
content: Civil War
label: general subject association
content: Draft notice
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content: Political History: Political History, General History Collection
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content: Government, Politics, and Reform
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content: Military
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content: American Democracy: A Great Leap of Faith
label: Exhibition
content: American Democracy
label: Exhibition Location
content: National Museum of American History
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Keith Emerson
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: PL.223929.01
label: accession number
content: 223929
label: catalog number
content: 223929.01
objectType: label: Object Name
content: draft notice
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: buff, black (overall color)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 10 1/2 in x 8 in; 26.67 cm x 20.32 cm