Which of the following statements concerning conscription in the Civil War is true?
A) It was unnecessary during the Civil War.
B) It was already in place nationally when the Civil War began.
C) It was used by both sides from the beginning of the war.
D) It was possible in the Union but constitutionally prohibited in the Confederacy.
E) It was instituted first by the Confederacy.

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The Confederacy was the first to institute conscription during the Civil War, in April 1862, due to the need for more soldiers, before the Union started its own conscription in March 1863.

Which of the Following Statements Concerning Conscription in the Civil