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Troops for The Civil War
Raising the Troops
The approach of the winter caused no abatement of the activity of the, Union armies, nor checked the increasing magnitude of their operations. To meet the necessities of the gigantic campaigns then going forward under the direction of the Lieutenant General, the President on the 19th of December issued a call for 300, 000 men to supply a deficiency on the call of the 18th of July, and directing that should the quotas assigned not be filled before the 15th day of February following, a draft should be made for the deficiency then existing.
American Civil War
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