Enrollment Act question

[John Winn]

I can't seem to find a source that explains why Oregon seems to have avoided any requirement to supply troops under the Enrollment Act. I have read that the governor in office when the war broke out basically ignored Lincoln's initial call for volunteers but can't find anything that says how Oregon (and California) avoided having to send draftees back east after passage of the Act (which was enacted during the term of a different Oregon governor - Republican vs. the previous Democrat).

Can anybody point me to a reference that explains why Oregon and California didn't send any regiments east ?

For reference, here's the text of the Act. I don't see any 'out' for Oregon or California:

www.pscwrt.org/PDF/The%20Enrollment%20Act.pdf


Thanks.

 

[John Winn]

Well, now, maybe I found something nobody here knows (that'd be a first). Of course, maybe it's just that nobody cares or ya'll are all dissin' me. Anyway, bumping for one last try.

My guess is that since Oregon and California were too far away to realistically send any troops back east (no railroad then) the militia regiments they formed to replace the regulars that were withdrawn back east were considered to meet their requirements. However, it does seem that there ought to be something written at the time that said that. Surely one of you guys with a library of thousands of volumes and the complete OR have something ?

Your humble servant.

 

[Drew]

I'm sorry I can't help, but I think you're right, John Winn. Distance and difficulty had to have played a role.

Plus, states have historically snubbed their noses at Washington

Edited - modern politics