1 February 1864
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Document
Title: [General Order No. 35 to draft 500,000 men]
Signed in print by President Lincoln. Orders the draft of 500,000 men to serve for three years or the duration of the war.
GLC08441.05
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