The Vietnam War was the only US war fought with nearly all draftees verses the using of "reserves." Only token numbers of military reserves were used in the Vietnam War. WW2 and Korea used draftees and reserves.
The first US draft was the US Civil War (1861-1865); the last US draft was the Vietnam War (1961-1975).
The US military draft began in the US Civil War (1861-1865).
The first US draft was during the US Civil War (1861-1865); the last US draft was during the Vietnam War (1961-1975).
The 3 Most Common Examples of the Military Draft in the history of the U.S.A are The Confederacy put in their draft in 1862 The Union instituted their draft in 1862 (mass riots ensued in New York and Boston) In Vietnam the military instituted a draft in early 1969
When men refused to enlist (volunteer) for the Union Army (US Army) during the US Civil War (1861-1865), Uncle Sam DRAFTED THEM!
The draft started...."The Government instituted the Nations first peacetime draft in September of 1940 and began to prepare troops for combat." got this from the web. -----------Actually, if we are referring to the United States, the first actual Draft was used by the North in the Civil War. It was highly unpopular, as it was very unfairly conducted.
Only 50,000 Union troops were enlisted on the basis of the draft laws. The Union states continued to raise troops who were volunteers.
The first US draft was the US Civil War (1861-1865); the last US draft was the Vietnam War (1961-1975).
The return of US personnel from the war coincided with the end of the military draft, the general US popluation was VERY RELIEVED!
The US military draft began in the US Civil War (1861-1865).
The first US draft was during the US Civil War (1861-1865); the last US draft was during the Vietnam War (1961-1975).
The US Civil War had more American casualties than any other war; hence the US President in power during the Civil War, Abraham Lincoln, would have had the most troops die under his administration.
The most common reason Australia has entered in previous troops was to aid Allies such as England and the US. This is the reason they entered most major wars, such as the Korean War,ÊVietnam War, and the Iraq War
The first nation wide US draft was the US Civil War in 1861-1865.
The 3 Most Common Examples of the Military Draft in the history of the U.S.A are The Confederacy put in their draft in 1862 The Union instituted their draft in 1862 (mass riots ensued in New York and Boston) In Vietnam the military instituted a draft in early 1969
The US Civil War & Vietnam War experienced draft riots. These were physical violent protests against the military draft (conscription).
The US asked them to.