[cyborg]

Most of the new immigrants were drafted into the WBTS. That is why there were the draft riots in New York.

[ansel12]

Something we are all leaving out, is that Mexicans fought on both sides as well, mostly for the "invaders"

[Ditto]

Most of the new immigrants were drafted into the WBTS. That is why there were the draft riots in New York.

The "Draft Riots" had very little to do with the draft and everything to do with Democrat Party politics.