, 1863-05-09
FROM WASHINGTON,
Important Proclamation BY the
President.
PREPARING FOR TIE COMING
DRAFT,

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WAgnuHarox May 8. 1863
By fAe Ercsldrmt IT the q. S. A., Proclamation.
HAerfa'+ The Congress Of tue United States at
it, last teseIon enacted law entitled, An act for
enrolling and calling out the National forces, and
tor other purposes, which was approved On the Sd |
daE OF March last, and
WuEnEAs, It is reclted in said act |
that there now cxists in the United States |
an ineuTrectiou and rebellion against the authority
thereof, and 1t is under the Constitution Of the
United States the duty Of the Government to cup
presF the insnrtection and rebellion to guarantee
to each State Republican form Of government,
and prcscrve public tranquility, and
WHEREAS, For these high parposcs military
force IL indispensable to its support to which all
persons ought willingly contribute and whereas no
service can he Ynorc nra;s.worihv and bonorah,o
thon that rb,b ia ,.ndcred 5or The ,na;nteuanrc If
thr constitution and thr r,;on md thr consaouent
nrcscr,,tion At frcc Gorernmcnt, and
%ha +hrav aryfo -
Tho mia stntn+o that al, ,h,o-ho7a5 ,,,o
citrcn. ~ tbe T1nftcd statea md ,,a.sons ~ for
.,.., .,,o .t,1, ha-.o aa,,.-oa -, ..t,, .,.o;u
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~ 49, 1.,,o .haraor ts.,,.on,, 49, sa =,
..r,.,.. ..J co,+1 e,-o -o,.. -r,th o,.+.,, a~,os
.' .".n'' auo 'o ,e's' "asD se.aa eAe.p,
t'ono w. neeeesa,s - W as1s4u ".n.'outo' Anu
ueeme ~ .oAs'a.s 'uI aAs'on4 iossss' anu
e"1n ~ nso's ~ p...o.4' 'N..', uat5 ~ s1e s.1
'ice " 1oe eA!'co o'1le7' "hcn eaiteo onA " LUZ
'ne ites'uen' loi utat pa'pose' auu ...
'no". - s e.""us" w oeN0lA VI Pet eoh7 "
1oie'sn o!ltn' "ia'in tne ayes fI'eeineo III saso
aes' "ao law "eactolo'o oee1a'eu VI oatu 1ueis
ln'enlons ~ oceo'ne c'''ze1is unoef ana IN pafsu
ance VI tne 'nhs VI tne oa''cu ola'es' anu WHO
nave moi exercised tno rlsht o1 sahrage' or any
olne1 po4it4e'' Aaaeu4oe uuuet Ane LAVE VI tne
ci'11eo W " a.9 " Luz oAoeeA tnelcoi' lhA1
t"e5 ate no' aosolu'sis concluoea o5 toe'f a'ofe
sa4 oecasas'o' VI Intentions lsom renoanc,ns
tne' pu!pose ~ oeeonle e4teeas' anu lnat' Oh tno
,ie eou''a.s' soeu pe'so"s anae' 'scat'cs Ut .ne
ns .n $1,000 49, s;-:,soo ~ s,s..,Sea."
sni res;dcnca v;tb;, I'M 1,r,tca st.tas nndar ,ha
obligations i1upoeed by the Aforesaid act of con.
grcss. Now, therefore, to avoid ell mieapprehcn.
efons CONCERNING the liability Of pcraons concerned
TO perform the service required bY such enactment,
ana 10 give 1all euect, 10 hereby order and pro-
e,1.m 1.la. ~ p1ea " a1'enaso "' DC sece1seaos
=. .,a st.,as.;asae. -, cass". o"1 .'ul.o'su
fo+ccn h,r,b rho ah,,, n,ve dsc,4oJ =, o.t,, ,,;s
;u+ont5ons IN heco1na c;t;van oY N, 1T-;+.d
States, under the laws thereof, aud WHO shall be
found within the United States at any time du,lns
the continuance Of the present rebellion, at or
after inc o! the pefaoa OF a11'5-nFe oass
no 'na oa .ua .s .1ans -. ~. oa.u a.,
..s, rs-son, 49, hsrs ~ ~. ,for.,.,a d.,,.1ed
their intention to become citizens Of the United
States, and shall have exercised at any time, tho
right Of suffrage, or any other political franchise
within the United States, under the laws Of any OF
TIE several statee'
to,sneu' f'''AAAA A'Sco1S'
- 'ne te'''e., w., c~u,r, eo.,, ot c,,.,
,snoc;,, r,,sn.,e,, 1o t,c Ch1r,. ~ ,ir,hrns
| v4su1.cros. May 1ss3.
General order from the War Department
/ di;,cte draftcd men. as soon as t1ey report to
the District Provost Marshal. to be uniformed
and nroyided with knapsacks. hayersacks.
! r, Tha ou,-+.ru,stor Genera, :. :, a,,
| orders t,om 4bc Mo7sha1,s reou,s;t;ons FIR
| +h;e ,,,rr,.c
! 1,,s,rna,;,ns eor +ne oorer,no,t oe .he
or1n;es ~ ,b,. 1-n;tca States in thc ,,e,a nrc.
! wired he !, 1,oord of of.,cers of Which ccns
/ u,tchco'., md H,rtsuG wcrc tho nr;nc,,,,1 NJ
accrs arc nn11,shcd In n General Order
,,r4 of tbcn rye,c nronarcd 7,r nr 1,r,,cr -
| NV York
/ Auoro +ha roncrassron ,,roncht b,o,, 1,z