1864 Amendment
Congress passed an amendment to the Enrollment Act in 1864. Section 5 of the 1864 amendment limited the length of an exemption from the draft due to payment of a commutation fee to one year; those drafted thenceforth were required to serve or to furnish substitutes.
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