On the recordJune 14, 1863
Done at the city of Washington, this 15th day of June, A. D. 1863, and of the Independence of the United States the eighty-seventh.
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presidency.ucsb.eduDone at the city of Washington, this 15th day of June, A. D. 1863, and of the Independence of the United States the eighty-seventh.
Proclamation 102—Call for 100,000 Militia to Serve for Six Months
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