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A Call For 200,000 More

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Day
18
Month
March
Year
1864
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Public Domain
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[GENERAL OU&ÜRS No. 100.] L'xi-cuti'i: Mansión, ) Washington, March 14. $ Id ordcr to supply (he forcé necea] sary to bo áralted loi' tho navy, and to provitlu un adequate reserve corps for II oentingencii-s in addilion to tbo 500,000 men called for February Ist, 1804, a culi is hereby made and a draft oTdered for 200,000 for tho military servioe, anny, navy, and marino corps of the United States. Tho proportional quoía for tho different wards, tovvns, townshipa, prectmsts or olection distr'ets, or counties, -aíII by mde known tbrough tho Provo3t Mm-shal .GaneralV Bureau, and account will bo taken of the credit and defioiencioi of tormer quo'a. The 15th dsiy gí April, 18G4, is dehignuted as the time up to whicli the tmmbers rjquiied frotp eaoh ward of a city, town, ete., may bo raisod by voluntoor enliatmenU and drafts will be madu in oaeh ward ot a city, tovn,etc, which sha',1 not have filie j the quota. assigned to it wkbio the timo designatöd for iiif) number required to fill said qiiotr.s, The draft will be commenced as aocn afier the lö'.h of April aa j tioüble. The government bountief I Moow paid continua until April lst, 1864, at which timo tho additional bounties ccaso. On and after that d:ite $100 bounty only will bo paid, as provided by act approved July '22d 1861

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