Right. They are all drafted, but if they want to elect officers or collect a bounty they have about a month to 'volunteer.' Big diff. What kind of choice is that?
All of the persons aforesaid who are now in the armies of the Confederacy... [many were in STATE militias] Provided, however, That all such companies, squadrons, battalions, and regiments, whose term of original enlistment was for twelve months, shall have the right, within forty days, on a day to be fixed by the commander of the brigade, to reorganize said companies, battalions, and regiments. [swap units]
No, not swap units. That's your edit. Reorganize. There's a very significant difference. But just the same, here are the earlier state conscripts (ones told to volunteer) being drafted into national service.
Provided further, That all persons under the age of eighteen years or over the age of thirty-five years, who are now enrolled in the military service of the Confederate States, in the regiments, battalions, and companies hereafter to be reorganized, shall be required to remain in their respective companies, battalions, and regiments for ninety days, unless their places can be sooner supplied by other recruits not now in the service.
Yes, some of the young and older were not drafted into the national units for more than 90 days at that point in time. They were, however all drafted again.
Think of it like paying taxes, which is another Democratic trick like your Confederat draft system. You don't have to legally do it, but if you don't, you will be prosecuted. Now, if you please, volunteer your taxes by April 15th to avoid any further penalty.
Who thought that up? The same guy that wrote your jackass history, Woodrow Wilson. He drafted the state militia's into federal service for eight years. Lincoln never drafted any state units into Fedearal service.
Thanks for verifying my point. Now if you could only understand what you posted.
Here's a newsflash for you Llan-ey: The confederate constitution permitted the CSA government to "provide for organizing" of the state militias and to call up their use to be "employed in the service of the Confederate States." That is not a "draft" by any reasonable sense of the term.
That is simply an exercise of the confederate CONSTITUTIONAL jurisdiction over its militias. The constitution said they could pass laws organizing those militias into a military. It said they could pass laws placing them into the command of the CSA. And that is exactly what the CSA congress did.
That you evidently find this provision to be offensive is further evidence of your own historical ignorance as that clause was essentially taken verbatim out of the 1787 US Constitution's Article I, Section 8, Clause 16 with the name "United States" replaced by "Confederate States." If you have a problem with the way the confederates set up their army through the CS constitution then you also have a problem with the way the founders did it in the US constitution.
As for the wholly unsubstantiated and unsourced remainder of your rant I hereby banish it in a word. Quod gratis asseritur, gratis negatur. And do have a nice day!
There's a huge difference. But what eludes you, in contrast to the point you belabor to make, is that many Southern men had a fervent desire too defend their homeland, and rushed to enlist. When their original term of service expired, or if they were wounded and discharged early, many still volunteered again to force the invader from their soil. Many could also leave if they found a willing replacement ('unless their places can be sooner supplied by other recruits not now in the service'). These men were not dragged kicking and screaming in protest to war, many relished the chance to serve their state - their country - and the CSA.
Your problem is that you attempt to paint them with dishonour but fail.
No, not swap units. That's your edit. Reorganize.
No, that's exactly what happened - re-orginazation. From Bouvier Law Dictionary Rev. 6th ed. (1859), REFORM. To reorganize; to rearrange as, the jury "shall be reformed by putting to and taking out of the persons so impanneled." The same companies etc still existed, but they could replace/swap men if desired.
They were, however all drafted again.
No, again, they could have been discharged due to wounds, or exempted for other reasons.
Who thought that up? The same guy that wrote your jackass history, Woodrow Wilson.
He's not my guy - I prefer Ronald Reagan. But irregardless, if what Wilson sid was true, it's still the truth.
Lincoln never drafted any state units into Fedearal service.
Did Lincoln DRAFT anyone into federal service?
The act of February 24, 1864, amendatory of the enrollment act, Section 24, provided:Lincoln drafted anyone he could get."That all able-bodied male colored persons between the ages of twenty and forty-five years, resident in the United States, shall be enrolled according to the provisions of this act, and of the act to which this is an amendment, and form part of the national forces; and when a slave of a loyal master shall be drafted and mustered into the service of the United States ...