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Proclamation Calls Volunteers as Lincoln Seeks Draft
The text outlines Lincoln’s proclamation directing governors to raise and enlist volunteers for U S service, with quotas and bounties. It notes payment and credit for volunteers, a draft if needed, and the goal to reinforce forces amid ongoing war. A postscript joke about a waiter and a note on building iron plated gunboats closes the item.
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Abraham Lincoln
United States
Coummander
United States Service
Gowrieran
War Department
Prevent Marshal General's
Murghai
Wash- Titon
Alkatiam Lincoln
W. H. Benano
Brute