SEPTEMBER 27, 1862:
The
Confederate Congress passes a Second Conscription Act, targeting men 38 to 45.
Several Southern Governors refuse to comply. In order to boost compliance, specific
wealthy Planters, their sons, and certain classes of their designees are
excluded from the Draft, causing a furor among less wealthy and poor whites.
On this day as well, the Louisiana Native Guards C.S.A.
switch sides to become the Louisiana Native Guards U.S.A.
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