Good point, SB, but the rebels started conscription a year before the U.S. government did. What's more, all rebel troops were required to remain in the Confederate army for the duration of the war, no matter what their original terms of service had been, but U.S. troops were free to go home when their terms of service ended.
And, don't forget that over a quarter of southern soldiers fought against the Confederacy. Cheers,
The Yankee Army didn't have to worry about losing men, as they signed up every Irishman & German that stepped off "the boat"......The Confederacy had to deal with a loss of manpower.