I found my ancestor's name, Ezekiel Bennett, on the federal draft registration list for Schuyler County, Missouri, as of July 1, 1863. The odd thing about this is that he had already served one or two hitches with the Missouri State Guard fighting with Confederate forces which culminated at Pea Ridge before he went back home to Schuyler County. How likely is it that he would voluntarily register for the federal draft once back home? He moved to St. Joe soon thereafter so I think he was just getting out of there until the end of the war. Please see below info on the federal draft records.

Jim Bennett

About U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865

This is a collection of lists of Civil War Draft Registrations. There were four drafts between 1863 and 1865, which included 3.175 million records. Historically, the 1863 draft was one of the most tenuous moments in the Union outside of the battles fought on Northern soil. Most of the concern was due to the draft riots that took place in New York in 1863.

These records include 631 volumes of registries and are basically lists of individuals who registered for the draft. The records are split into two different classes, Class I are those aged 20-35 as well as those 36-45 and unmarried. Class II is everyone else that registered.