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Wanted--"500,000 More."

Wanted--"500,000 More." image
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Day
22
Month
July
Year
1864
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Public Domain
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By the President of the United States of Amc-ica - a Proulamaticn "': WktmM, By the ad pproped July 4th, 18Gi, eiititlud "Ad Act furtW to lejl'ilale aiil pruvide for the enl'nlling and Ciillinir out of the Batiottal torces, &c, nnd for dik r pilPpbBes," it is pro vided ihat the President of the United Stuies may, ut bis diseretion ut iny tima heivfaier, culi for anv nutiib' r of men, is volun'.eers, for iho respective term, of one, tw), md three yoars, for the military service, nnd that il) cas tho uuola or uny part thereof, of any town, tnwnship, ward of a city, preoinct or eieclion district, or of a coiinty not ro subdividod, hëttH not be 6lled uithiti tho ppuo of fïfty düys after Hiich cali, ihe President siiall immediately order a dnifl fcr on ycai', to tí!l such quota or iny purt thereof, hiel) rnay beuiifilled: And Whereas, Tlu new entoltmeut n-relofore ordered, is to fur completed, as that (4)9 aforemiMilioniid net of Con grews may now be put in cperution, for rtioroitiitg and keepintr np tho gtrength of ilio annie in the fii.'ld, for (iirri.-on and suoh itiilitaty operatious as niíiy be reqilired for the purpose of the suppresbion of the rebtllion and restoring tho authority of thi; United Stütas üovcrument in the iniirgent Staten, Now, theri fort-, I, Abraham Linculn, President of the United States, do 8sue this, my cali for tive hundred thousund volimteers for the military service; pro. vided, nevertheless, that all credils hich rnay be estüblished tiüder section eight, of the afon-said act, on the accou.'it of t)ersons who have entered Iho naval service durin# tho present rebellioTi, and by cri'dis ter uien furaished to the military service m excess ofoulla Leretoioro rr.ade for voluiieere, will be aeccp'fd unafcr ttiis cali for on, two oi' thrco ycars. as t-hey mav elect, md will beentitled to the bomtv provided by the law for iho period of erviiie for which thby eiilistf-d; ai.d I herehy proclaim, and dire:t, that iinnn;di ut-t'U' fier the iifth day of rfepteiüber, 1 8G4, beiiifi fiCty duys fi-oni tho dute ot tliis i-.ull, ii di'afi. inr lr.ort} Ui serva for OMe year. sh 11 l. h-elii 'm every tn, towneliiv. wald of a city, tnocin;t,eletlion olUiiict, or connty not ee snbdi vid. d, to fi!l the quo a which ehaJl be a-6iüod l" il niider this öitH, or any .}! t thoreof, which may be nnfilled by voiliMiitb.-:!! on the said fiitli day of' Seplemi.ei, V&&4. In les'.in.K.)!!;.' whereof,l have liereunto set iny Jluiiii iy,(J .o;.msfd tho soal of the Tlnited Slat.ss U le affixed. Done at .tta'Citv "Í Vyy.sn i ngtou, t.his 18;h ê-,y 4' Jujy,, in fcb.e year ú our Lot il fisJ4. anc! oí tíio inc((."pem4Etvae n'f tbu United Htates the eighty ilinlli, [wigtipd] ABRAHAM LINCOLN. By the President : NV M. H. Sewaiid, ' Secietary of Stato.

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