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Troops for The Civil War
Raising the Troops
They will, of course, also be entitled to the credits. This course is also justified by the fact that the State has no funds appropriated by law for this purpose.
" ' Substantially, then, our only resource will be that which has always heretofore been found sufficient, the patriotism of our own people.
" 'Recruits will be allowed to enlist for one, two, or three years, as they may prefer, and as far as practicable each recruit may select the regiment in which he will enlist. This will always be allowed in the regiments in the field, so long as such regiments are below the maximum number. As an inducement to enlist, the Government of the United States will pay a bounty of one hundred dollars to recruits enlisting for one year, two hundred dollars for those" enlisting for two years, and three hundred for those enlisting for three years.
American Civil War
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