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Militia Act of 1862 - allows for state drafts and black soldiers

Militia Act of 1862 - allows for state drafts and black soldiers
07/17/1862 AD enacted

Authorized a militia draft within a state when the state could not meet its quota with volunteers.

The Act, for the first time, also allowes African-Americans to serve in the militias as soldiers and war laborers.

The act was controversial. It was praised by many abolitionists as a first step toward equality, because it stipulated that black recruits could be soldiers or manual laborers.

However, the Act enacted discrimination in pay and other areas. It provided that most black soldiers were to receive $10 a month, with a $3 reduction for clothing, which was almost half as was received by white soldiers who received $13.

Washington, D.C.
Lattitude: 38.9072° N
Longitude: 77.0369° W
Region: North America
North America
Modern Day United States
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