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Lincoln Proclamation calls for more troops...
Lincoln Proclamation calls for more troops...
Item # 666352
February 06, 1864
ARMY & NAVY JOURNAL, New York, Feb. 6, 1864
* President Abraham Lincoln
* Proclamation for more troops
As noted in the masthead this was the: "Gazette of The Regular & Volunteer Forces" and as such is replete with military news of all sorts.
The front page has: "Proclamation by the President" for a draft of 500,000 men, signed in type: Abraham Lincoln. Also on the ftpg: "The Military Situation" and "The New Call for Troops".
Other items in this issue include: "The Affair at Legareville, S.C." "A Plan of Harbor Defence" "General Pope's Campaign in Virginia" "The Cleanliness of Troops" "Comparative Strength of the North and South" "the Future of Our Navy" and much more.
Sixteen pages, 10 by 14 1/2 inches, nice condition.
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