The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1863-10-16
Proclamation by the President
100000 Volunteers Called out.

On Satur friday last the President issued the
following proclamation, calling for three
hundred thousand volunteers, to serve for three
years. This call, it will be observed, is an ad.
dtion to the present draft, which has already
taken place in several of the States. 1t will
be further observed that if the quotas of the
States now called for are not filed by the 9th
of January next, the deficiency will be mads
up by another draft:
By the President Of the United States Of
America.
"A PROCLAMATION.
Whereas the term of service of part of tia
volunteer forces of the United States will OK.
pire during the coming year, aud whereas, id
addition to the men raised by the present draft,
it is deemed expedient to call out three hundred
thousand volunteers to serve for three years or
the war, not, however, exceeding three yearss
Now, therefore, Abraham Lincoln, Presi.
dent of the United States and commander-n.
chief of the army and navy thereof and of the
militia of the several States when called into &C.
tual ser, ice, do issue this my proclamation,
calling upon the Governors Of the different
States to raise and have enlisted into United
States service, for the various companies and
regiments in the field from their respective
States, their quotas three hundred thousand
men.
do further proclaim that all volunteers thus
called out and duly enlisted shall receive advance
pay, premium and bounty, as heretofore COM
municated to the Governors Of States by the
War Department through the provost marshal's
generals office, by special letters.
further proclaim that all volunteers received
under this call, as we'll as all others not hereto.
fore credited, shall be duly credited on and de-
Quoted from the quotas established for the draft.
further proclaim that if any State shall
fail to raise the quota assigned to it by the War
Department. under this call, then draft for the
deficiency in said quota shall be made on said
States, Or on the districts of said States, for
their due pro portion of said quota and the said
draft shall commence on the 5th day of Janu.
airy, 1854
And further proclaim that nothing in thls
proclamation shall interfere with existing or
ders, or those which may be issued, for the pres.
ent draft in the States where it is now in pro-
gress or where it has not yet commenced.
The quotas Of the States and districts will bs
assigned by the War Department, through the
provost marshal generals office, due regard bs-
ing had for the men heretofore furnished, wheth-
er by volunteering or drafting, and the recruit
ing will be conducted in accordance with such
instructions as have been or may be issued By
that department.
In issuing this proclamation, address my.
self not only to the Governors of tho several
States, but also to the good and loyal people
thereof, invoking them to lend their willing,
cheerful and effective aid to the measures thus
adopted, with view to reinforce our victorious
armies now in the field, and bring our needful
military operations TO a prosperous end, thus
closing forever the fountains of sedition and
civil war.
In witness whereof, have hercunto set my
hand and caused the seal of the United States
to be affixed.
Done at the city of Washington this sevea-
teenth day of October, in the year Of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and sixty three, and
of the independence Of the United States the
eighty-eighth.
ABRAHAM LMootH.
BY the President:
W2iam II. Seward, Secretary Of Stats.