jan 2, 1863 - Draft Riots
Description:
-Union and Confederacy imposed new laws that required all adult men to serve in the war-two loopholes:
1. exempted 1 white man for every 20 slaves
2. wealthier draftees could hire substitutes
-wide opposition in North and South from working class
Added to timeline:
Date:
jan 2, 1863
Now
~ 162 years ago