THE COMING DRAFT: Important Order from President Lincoln; The Draft to be Made on the Tenth of March (2/1/1864)

New York Times - Times Machine ^ | 2/1/1864

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EXECUTIVE MANSION, WASHINGTON, Feb. 1, 1864.

Ordered, that a draft for five hundred thousand men, to serve for three years or during the War, be made on the 10th day of March next, for the military service of the United States, crediting and deducting therefrom so many as may have been enlisted or drafted into the service prior to the 1st day of March, and not heretofore credited.

(Signed,) ABRAHAM LINCOLN.

[Homer_J_Simpson]

Free Republic University, Department of History presents U.S. History, 1861-1865: Seminar and Discussion Forum
The American Civil War, as seen through news reports of the time and later historical accounts

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The Coming Draft: Important Order from President Lincoln – 2
Gen. Butler’s Department: Particulars Respecting the Loss of the Iron Age – 2-3
Gen. Grant’s Department: Mysterious Disappearance of Joe Johnston’s Army – 3
Gen. Kelley’s Department: Capture of a Supply Train by the Rebels – 3-4
From Kentucky: Common Carriers Held Not Liable for Losses from Guerrillas – 4
From the Mississippi – 4
Death of Gov. Gamble: Honors to the Veterans at St. Louis – 4
Fatal Affair – 4
A Dinner to Gen. Grant – 4
Ellsworth Zouaves – 4
News from Washington: Dispatches to the N.Y. Times – 4-5
Editorial: The Public Temper Regarding the War – 5-6
Editorial: The Draft for Half a Million of Men – 6
Rebel Movements in the West – A Military Mystery – 6

[BrexitBen]

Ol’ “ honest Abe “.

Laying the groundwork for future, needless wars.

[cowboyusa]

The ear has gone on for too long
Lincoln is a king bumbler.