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Interview Between the President and General McClellan and Other Officers During a Visit to the Army of the Potomac at...

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Feb 5, 1865

Whereas complaints are made in some localities respecting the assignments of quotas and credits allowed for the pending call of troops to fill up the armies

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Jan 31, 1865

He thought this measure was a very fitting if not an indispensable adjunct to the winding up of the great difficulty.

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Feb 5, 1865

Now, in order to determine all controversies in respect thereto and to avoid any delay in filling up the armies, it is ordered that the Attorney-General, Brigadier-General Richard Delafield, and Colonel C. W. Foster be, and they are hereby, constituted a board to examine into the proper quotas and credits of the respective States and districts under the call of December 19, 1864

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Feb 9, 1865

Let nothing which is transpiring change, hinder, or delay your military movements or plans.

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