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Field name | Value |
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Collection Reference Number | GLC05617 |
From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to the 1860s |
Title | Printed draft call for troops from New York |
Date | 7 July 1863 |
Author | Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865) |
Document Type | Military document |
Content Description | Calling for 1767 troops to fulfill the first part of the draft quota for the 29th District of New York. Partially printed document filled-out by Lincoln. Signed seven days before the New York draft riots. With dough seal. |
Subjects | Civil War Military History Union Forces President Conscription Government and Civics Draft Riots |
People | Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865) |
Place written | Washington, D.C. |
Theme | The American Civil War; The Presidency |
Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
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