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Troops for The Civil War
Raising the Troops
The returns and muster-rolls on file show that from December 23, 1862, down to December 31, 1863, there had been mustered thirteen thousand five hundred and sixty-seven (13, 567), and an aggregate of fifty-three thousand seven hundred and forty-nine (53, 749) since the beginning of the war, leaving out of the account all troops disbanded, estimated, and those paying commutation, and confining the statement to the men actually put in service.
Having in our narrative reached the close of 1863, we include the closing notice of Michigan troops in the field from the report of the Adjutant General of the State for that year:
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