How could people avoid the civil war draft?

Answer 1

He could get up $300, a substantial sum at the time ( my guess this was donated to the Department of the Army) or (Buy) a qualified substitute. It is not known what the service obligation of the substitute was- it could be say, 24 months, or possibly for the duration of the war.

Answer 2

During the Civil War a person could avoid the draft in one of three ways. He could buy his way out with about $300. He could find someone to take his place or he could run away to avoid conscription.

Answer 3

In the north each state could set their own draft exemptions. Some states let you buy your way out, by paying another person to serve. Another way to escape draft would be to "disappear" and go west

In the south railway employees, newspapermen, lawyers, school teachers. druggist and plantation overseers were exempted.

Answer 4

There were two ways to avoid military service for Northern males. First, if drafted, a male could pay a fee to not enter the military. However, even if done, his name immediately became eligible for any future draft which rendered this as only a temporary solution. For a permanent solution, the draftee could hire another male to perform his service and thus gain his permanent excuse from service himself.

Answer 5

They could disappear out west, or pay someone to take their place (legally).

Answer 6

A man could easily avoid the draft in the South by failing to meet the basic weight requirement, or by having some sort of physical or mental defects.

Answer 7

A man in the South, or any other man in the U.S., could avoid the draft by leaving the country. During the Vietnam War, draft dodgers were known to go to Canada.

Answer 8

You have to be disabled