The Past, Present, and Future of Being Called to Duty...

WHAT BEGAN WITH LINCOLN... Two years into the C...  ...War, Abraham Lincoln instituted the first federal draft , calling for an additional 300,000 Union soldiers...  ...privileged paid to sit on the bench. As a result, draft riots broke out in New York City, causing $1.5 mi...  ...deploy troops to quell viole...

http://www.neatorama.com/2011/07/15/the-past-present-and-future-of-being-called-to-duty/