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[–] Sosacms 0 points 4 points (+4|-0) ago 

The entire military was private volunteers for a very long time. Civilians showed up with their personal weapons to fight.

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[–] issueninja 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago 

You are right. The draft was not instituted until the Civil War. Up until then, every war was fought entirely by volunteers who believed in what they were fighting for.