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Civil War, 1865 Issued Certificate of Non-Liability

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Militaria Start Price:75.00 USD Estimated At:120.00 - 200.00 USD
Civil War, 1865 Issued Certificate of Non-Liability
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This item SOLD at 2022 May 04 @ 16:27UTC-4 : AST/EDT
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Wisconsin, 1865. Certificate of Non-Liability, to be given to the Board of Enrollment, asserting that Lucius Lyman of Wisconsin, a 24 year old man, is "not properly subject to do military duty" by reason of "Disease of the Heart." Signed by the President of Board of Enrollment as well as Surgeon of Board of Enrollment. VG condition, mounted on fabric material, toning, and some splitting along fold lines, staining on fabric back. The Enrollment Act of 1863, also known as the Civil War Military Draft Act, was an Act passed by the United States Congress during the American Civil War to provide fresh manpower for the Union Army. The Act was the first genuine national conscription law. The law required the enrollment of every male citizen and those immigrants (aliens) who had filed for citizenship, between 20 and 45 years of age, unless exempted by the Act. The Act replaced the Militia Act of 1862. It set up under the Union Army an elaborate machine for enrolling and drafting men for conscription. Quotas were assigned in each state, and each congressional district, with deficiencies in volunteers being met by conscription. Certificates such as this were issued to allow for exemption from military service. Unique piece of Civil War history.