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New York Draft Riots
(redirected from Conscription Act of 1863)

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New York Draft Riots
anticonscription feelings resulted in anarchy and bloodshed (1863). [Am. Hist.: Jameson, 429]
See : Riot
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The Provost Marshal General Bureau, which Brigadier General Fry organized, dealt mainly with recruitment and desertion issues, enforcement of the Conscription Act of 1863, and supervision of the Invalid Corps, which contained disabled soldiers performing garrison duties.
Evolution of the Office of the Provost Marshal General by Craig, Ronald / Military Police
 
 
 
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