Show I 1 A proclamation WHEREAS by the act approved july ath 1804 1864 entitled an act further to regulate and brov provide ide fi the enrolling and callin calling out of UK tile national forces and for other purposes it is provided that the president of the united states in ty ly at his discretion at any time hern here for any number of moil men us its volun apers for the respective terms of one two and ahrea years vears for military meryi ce and that in ca case so the quota or any part thereof of iby aay town township ward or of a city precinct or election district or of a county not so subdivided shall not be filled within the space of fifty days bays after such call then the president s shall hall immediately order a draft for otic one year to rill fill such quota or any part thereof which may be unfilled 11 AND wimin WHEREAS pAs the new enrollment hereto fore ordered is so far as that the afe act of congress s inky m arnow nani be P put lit in operation fion forye and r up p the tbt strength of the armies in the field for garrisons and such military operations as may be required for the purpose of si suppressing ip pressing the rebellion and restoring the authority of the united states government Govern government lent in the insurgent states I 1 fa re 1 I abraham line lincoln aln president of the united states dp issue this my call for five hundred thousand volunteers for the military service provided nevertheless that all credits which may inay be estable established 1 hed under tinder section eight of the albre aforesaid said act on account of persons who have entered the naval service during 0 the present rebellion and by credits for men furnished fo the anili military tary service in excess of calls beret heretofore of ore made for volunteers will be accepted under this call for far one two or three thre years eyears as they may elect and will he be eil entitled titled to ahn ill bounty provided by the law for the period of service tr which they enlist and I 1 hereby proclaim order and direct that immediately after the ath day of september 1864 being fifty days from the date of thia call a draft for fur troops to serve for ono year shall be held in livery every town township ward of a c chiy 1 afy precinct election district or a county not so subdivided sub divided to lo rill fill the quota which shall be assigned to it this call or any part art the thereat reoLf which may be unfulfilled by volunteers on the said ath day of Septen september iber 1864 jr f i in testimony Y whereof I 1 have hereunto L s set my lund hand and caused the seal goal of the united states to be affixed done at the city of washington this day of july in the year of our lord 1804 1864 and of the independence of tho the united states the ABRAHAM LINCOLN by the WM wi H SEWARD secretary of state |