The Soldiers' journal. (Rendezvous of Distribution, Va.) 1864-1865, 1864-03-23
Two Hundred Thousand More.


calling for an additional two hundred thousand
men, to be raised by draft, soon after the 18th
of April next as practicable, and as it is pre-
sumed that the last call for five hundred thous-
and will be full by voluntary enlistment by the
first proximo it will not interfere with the
cution of this order:-
"ExEcur1vE MANSION, WASHINGTON March
IA, l864.In order to supply the force required to
be drafted for the navy, and TO PROVIDE an aue-
auate reserve force for all contingencies, IN add-
ton to the five hundred thousand men called for
February LIST, 1864, the call is hereby made anda
draft ordered for two hundred thousand men for
the military service of the army navy and ma
rine corps of the United States.
The proportional quotas for the different wards,
towns townships, precincts, election districts or
counties, will be made known through the Pro-
vost Marshal General Bureau, and account will
be taken of the credits and deficiencies on for
mer quotas. The 18th day of April, 1864, is des-
ignated as the time up to which the numbers re-
quired in each ward of city, town, &C, may De
raised by voluntary enlistment, and drafts Will
be made in each ward of a city, town. &C., whlcn
shall not have filled the quota assigned to it
within the time designated for the number re-
ouired to fill said quotas.
| The draft will be commenced as soon after the
18th Of April as practicable me nmt
| April 18TH 1884, at which time the additional
bounties cease On and after that date one hum
bred dollars bounty only will be pald, as Prov
| (Signed1. ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
| OFFICIAL:-E. D. TOWNSEND, A. A G.
It is evident from this order that the govern
ment means war, and intends that the coming
Spring campaign shall be inaugurated with
force sufficiently ample to meet all emergencies
| If there ever has been reason for believing that
the administration not sufficiently in earnest
in it's determination to bring the war to a speedy
| and successful termination, certainly this action
of President Lincoln must dispel such illusions,
and convince every reasonable man, whether
he be soldier or citizen, that he is as desi-
rous of seeing the end of the war, and the sus-
pension of its burthens, as the humblest man in
the nation. Much has been said since it's COM
mencement of the corruption among the men
who have the dispensing of the heavy contracts
growing out of the war, but we cannot THINK thaS
any sane, patriotic American citizen could be-
lieve for one moment that the government would
snare the means for suppressing the rebellion
and the restoration of peace, in order That the
favorites of the persons above alluded to might
fill their pockets from the federal treasury at the
Z EXPENSE of the lives and limbs of their fellow
citizens The truth is, it was for the purpose OF
sparing the nation the expense OF MAINTAINING
enormous armies, well as to prevent the very
extravagance and corruption of which our rose
water patriots complain, that the present pan Vi
Q dispensing the enemy by force of such immense
. ly superior numbers not adopted atfirst.
With our armies augmented to the extent OF
seven hundred thousand men, and a thorough
reorganization under the joint supervision OF
1t Generals Grant and Halleck, two OF the greatest
IS practical military men of the age, there does
J. not seem to be shadow OF hope for treason ano
= rebellion, however dexterously managed beyond
n the celebration of our next natal anniversary
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