The term for it is "impressment".
Impressment .
To be forced into service
Draft, conscription, or compulsory service.
Already before the start of World War 1 most European countries had compulsory military service.
Yes, there were instances of kidnapping during the American Civil War. Both the Union and Confederate forces engaged in kidnapping and taking prisoners of war. Additionally, there were cases of civilians being kidnapped or forced into military service by both sides.
The conscription act, I believe.
Any member of the US Military serves under the "needs of the service". When the service feels you are unneeded, OUT YOU GO!
Kerry was forced to retract statements he made regarding his military service...
An important restriction was age because knights were forced to be in military service for 40 years or more.
the free peasant suffered during that period because of the military service and the months forced labor
kidnapping
A conscript
Conscription is the opposite of voluntary. People are forced by law to serve in the armed forces. From Wikipedia: Conscription is the compulsory enrollment of people to some sort of public service, most often military service.)