both sides in this war will engage in conscription,

交战双方都忙着征兵
they will create the draft for the first time in American history.

这是美国历史上起草的第一个征兵法案
The Confederates were first to do it.

首先是邦联
The first Conscription Act in American history

起草了美国历史上第一份征兵法案
is passed in April of 1862 by the Confederate Government.

于1862年四月邦联政府审批通过
It said that all able-bodied men eighteen to thirty-five,

所有年龄在18至35岁的健全男性
later raised to forty-five,

后来延长到45岁
would be conscripted into three years of service.

必须服役3年
They allowed the hiring of a substitute,

允许他们招募替身
which led to the charge of elitism, which was accurate.

这直接导致了准确来说精英匮乏
There were brokers and all kinds of dishonest substitutes.

到处都有中介人骗子替身
One man is alleged to have sold himself twenty times

有人甚至被指控把自己卖了20次