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Using Slaves to Avoid the Draft: The Confederate Draft Law of 1862

Matthew McIntosh — Tue, 17 Mar 2026 14:01:00 +0000

Confederate conscription exposed deep class divisions, as the “Twenty Negro Law” exempted slaveholders, fueling resentment among soldiers who

Matthew McIntosh — Mon, 01 Dec 2025 19:56:22 +0000

While Taylor’s contributions are nothing short of incredible, her story is often overlooked within Civil War history. Introduction

Matthew McIntosh — Tue, 02 Sep 2025 16:59:01 +0000

He spent more than three years volunteering. By Dr. Richard GundermanChancellor’s Professor of Medicine, Liberal Arts, and PhilanthropyIndiana

Matthew McIntosh — Tue, 02 Sep 2025 16:55:31 +0000

Prior to the war, the U.S. Army had a variety of iron smoothbore siege guns and howitzers. The

Matthew McIntosh — Tue, 19 Aug 2025 20:44:08 +0000

Powell continued to practice medicine as a civilian. More than 180,000 African Americans—some free born, some escaped slaves—served

Matthew McIntosh — Thu, 07 Aug 2025 14:31:32 +0000

To study this forgotten migration is to glimpse a moment in which the American South briefly looked beyond

Matthew McIntosh — Thu, 27 Feb 2025 15:38:04 +0000

The attack was a resounding failure. By Eli WizevichHistory CorrespondentSmithsonian Magazine Two months before the Civil War ended, a

Matthew McIntosh — Wed, 04 Sep 2024 14:10:06 +0000

The official death toll was listed at either 119 or 120 individuals. Introduction The New York City draft riots (July

Matthew McIntosh — Thu, 08 Aug 2024 14:03:09 +0000

The case against Jefferson Davis, the president of the Confederacy, would have been a legal showdown of the

Matthew McIntosh — Fri, 02 Aug 2024 14:06:58 +0000

The Civil War was the deadliest military conflict in American history. The technology and brutality foreshadowed the coming