The April 2003 Bits of Blue and Gray Column in "Conscription - Miitary Draft" and includes excerpts from a soldier's letters telling how he felt about the Conscripts. http://www.bitsofblueandgray.com/april2003.htm Jayne McCormick MDelPa@aol.com OR bitsobluengray@aol.com <A HREF="http://www.bitsofblueandgray.com/index.htm">bitsofblueandgray.com</A>