{"id":104309,"date":"2021-11-11T07:51:00","date_gmt":"2021-11-11T12:51:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/?p=104309"},"modified":"2024-02-21T10:44:34","modified_gmt":"2024-02-21T15:44:34","slug":"substitution-civil-war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/substitution-civil-war\/","title":{"rendered":"Substitution in the Civil War"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kb-image104309_ebabdc-95.kb-image-is-ratio-size, .kb-image104309_ebabdc-95 .kb-image-is-ratio-size{max-width:750px;width:100%;}.wp-block-kadence-column > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kb-image104309_ebabdc-95.kb-image-is-ratio-size, .wp-block-kadence-column > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kb-image104309_ebabdc-95 .kb-image-is-ratio-size{align-self:unset;}.kb-image104309_ebabdc-95 figure{max-width:750px;}.kb-image104309_ebabdc-95 .image-is-svg, .kb-image104309_ebabdc-95 .image-is-svg img{width:100%;}.kb-image104309_ebabdc-95 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image104309_ebabdc-95\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/new.express.adobe.com\/webpage\/ryqz6PuxNfDHI\" class=\"kb-advanced-image-link\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/02\/020-Feature.png?w=1280\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/02\/020-Feature.png?w=1280\" alt=\"Substitution in the Civil War exhibit image.\" class=\"lazyload kb-img wp-image-114703\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271280%27%20height%3D%27720%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%201280%20720%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%271280%27%20height%3D%27720%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/02\/020-Feature.png?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/02\/020-Feature.png?resize=600,338 600w, https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/02\/020-Feature.png?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/02\/020-Feature.png 1280w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">From Border States to National Cemeteries<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When the U.S. had to <a href=\"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/100-objects\/object-54-recruiting-broadside\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"111148\">increase <\/a>enlistments to handle the burden of manpower demands for the battlefield, a draft was legislated in 1863. A provision was\u00a0written in that gave a drafted person the choice to pay someone who was willing to serve in their place. This was called substitution.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the exhibit above, follow the path that four Black Americans from the Border States took&nbsp;in the&nbsp;Civil War. Through examination of enlistment records and battle reports, the story of Privates Jacob Saunders, James Murray, Thomas Jones and Harrison Lockwood illustrates the controversial nature of the substitution provision. Regardless of how they enlisted, each man served their country and were buried in National Cemeteries.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>VA History Exhibit &#8211; When the U.S. had to increase enlistments to handle the burden of manpower demands for the battlefield, a draft was legislated in 1863. A provision was\u00a0written in that gave a drafted person the choice to pay someone who was willing to serve in their place. This was called substitution.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":104366,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[81,27,12,20,125],"class_list":["post-104309","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-exhibits","tag-black-history-month","tag-civil-war","tag-history","tag-national-cemetery-administration","tag-national-cemetery-system"],"parsely":{"version":"1.1.0","canonical_url":"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/substitution-civil-war\/","smart_links":{"inbound":0,"outbound":0},"traffic_boost_suggestions_count":0,"meta":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"Substitution in the Civil War","url":"http:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/substitution-civil-war\/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"http:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/substitution-civil-war\/"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/11\/postcard-army-regiment.jpg?w=300","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/11\/postcard-army-regiment.jpg"},"articleSection":"Exhibits and Story Maps","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Department of Veterans Affairs (smw)"}],"creator":["Department of Veterans Affairs (smw)"],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"VA History","logo":""},"keywords":["black history month","civil war","history","national cemetery administration","national cemetery system"],"dateCreated":"2021-11-11T12:51:00Z","datePublished":"2021-11-11T12:51:00Z","dateModified":"2024-02-21T15:44:34Z"},"rendered":"<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"wp-parsely-metadata\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@type\":\"NewsArticle\",\"headline\":\"Substitution in the Civil War\",\"url\":\"http:\\\/\\\/department.va.gov\\\/history\\\/substitution-civil-war\\\/\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"http:\\\/\\\/department.va.gov\\\/history\\\/substitution-civil-war\\\/\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/department.va.gov\\\/history\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/10\\\/2021\\\/11\\\/postcard-army-regiment.jpg?w=300\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/department.va.gov\\\/history\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/10\\\/2021\\\/11\\\/postcard-army-regiment.jpg\"},\"articleSection\":\"Exhibits and Story Maps\",\"author\":[{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"name\":\"Department of Veterans Affairs (smw)\"}],\"creator\":[\"Department of Veterans Affairs (smw)\"],\"publisher\":{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"name\":\"VA History\",\"logo\":\"\"},\"keywords\":[\"black history month\",\"civil war\",\"history\",\"national cemetery administration\",\"national cemetery system\"],\"dateCreated\":\"2021-11-11T12:51:00Z\",\"datePublished\":\"2021-11-11T12:51:00Z\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-02-21T15:44:34Z\"}<\/script>","tracker_url":"https:\/\/cdn.parsely.com\/keys\/department.va.gov\/p.js"},"meta_box":{"external_links":"0","endorsement":"0","subheading":"","featured_image_alt_text":"Historic United States Colored Troops (USCT) recruiting picture, January 1, 1865.","byline":"Jacob Klinger","author_title":"National Cemetery Administration history intern and West Virginia University doctoral student","external_source":"","external_source_url":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/104309","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=104309"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/104309\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":114706,"href":"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/104309\/revisions\/114706"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/104366"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=104309"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=104309"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=104309"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}