National Draft Act Summarizes Union military conscription plan
The act sets forth universal male conscription ages twenty to forty five, exemptions list, district enrollment, provost marshal system, and draft processes. It details classes, enrollment timelines, substitute payments up to three hundred dollars, penalties for desertion, and procedures for courts martial, furloughs, and officer pay during absence.
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United States
Union
Senate
House of Representatives
United States of America
Congress
District of Columbia
War Department
Board of Enrollment
Judge Advocate
Civil War Military Draft and Enlistment Provisions
Federal act outlines conscription during rebellion, assignment to service, and limitations on special duty pay. It rescinds prior War Department enlistment orders and restructures cavalry grades including trumpeters and veterinary roles, with fixed monthly pay and abolition of certain positions.
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United States
Aipé
War Department
Dr Roback’s Scandinavian remedies plant expansion described
The article details the expansion of Dr C W Roback’s Scandinavian Remedies operation on Third Street, with new premises for distillation and bottling. It notes Catawba and Swedish brandies, army hospital use, and the facility’s extensive labs, warehouses, and workshops, plus praise from the Cincinnati Times.
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Third Street
Sycamore
Larely
Adams Express Company
Our City
C. W. Roback
Washington City
Sweden
Roback
Dr. R
Cincinnati Times
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Catawba
68Th Regiment
Murfreesboro
Mrrenety
Nassville
Tens
Indianapolis Journal
68Th Indiana Volantéera
Gath
Scoby
Indiana
Colnel
Richardson
Covington
Tennessee
Commissioner of Inteareal Revenue
Illinois
J. A. Bent
Hazleton, Washington Co
Hll
The
American Agriculturst
St. Louis
New York
N. Y
Batenam Yousa
Kinney
Brigham Young
Brigham
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