History That Doesn't Suck — 58: Conscription & Riots (“A Rich Man’s War, But a Poor Man’s Fight”)

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58: Conscription & Riots (“A Rich Man’s War, But a Poor Man’s Fight”)

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“Here’s a damned abolitionist! … He’s a Tribune man! Hang the son of a b****!” This is the story of Civil War conscription and riots. Conscription is completely foreign to Americans. They’ve never relied on force to fill the military’s ranks. But the Civil War is changing that. Left with the choice to either give up…

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