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Troops for The Civil War
Raising the Troops
ABRAHAM LINCOLN. '
The practical interpretation of this order by the Provost Marshal General made this merely an extension of the call of October 17th, to the amount of 200, 000 men, or, in other words, a new call of that number.
"On the 14th of March ensuing, the President made an additional order for two hundred thousand men, designating the 15th day of April as the time up to which the quotas could be raised by voluntary enlistments, and as soon after that date as practicable a draft should be made for the deficit on both calls.
"An act, approved July 4th, of this year, authorized the President to accept volunteers for one, two, or three years, at the option of the recruit, and limited the term of men drafted to fill deficiencies under the President's calls to one year. The commutation system was also abolished, as had previously been the distinction of classes as regards age, which had been made in the first enrollment act.
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