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Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865) [General Order No. 35 to draft 500,000 men]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08441.05 Author/Creator: Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865) Place Written: Washington, D.C. Type: Document Date: 1 February 1864 Pagination: 1 p. ; 18.5 x 12.6 cm. Order a Copy

Signed in print by President Lincoln. Orders the draft of 500,000 men to serve for three years or the duration of the war.

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