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Lot 433: 1863 Civil War Draft Circular

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Lot  433: 1863 Civil War Draft Circular
<b>CW¥U¥Documents</b><hr><b>Drafted Union Men Who Fail To Report To Be Treated As Deserters !</b>

<b>1863, Provost MarshallÕs Circular No. 80 pertaining to the Civil War Draft, Choice Extremely Fine.</b>
7.75' x 5', formerly bound, with two holes punched at left. Signed in type by James Fry as Union Provost Marshal General at Washington, DC and dated September 7, 1863. In full: 'Drafted Men who fail to report in accordance with the notification served on them, as required by section 12 of the Enrolment act, and in consequence subject themselves, under section 13, to punishment as deserters, are not to be considered as a part of ' the required number of able-bodied men liable to military duty,' which 'required number' when obtained entitles the remainder to be discharged under section 16.'