Strength Of The United States Army At Various Dates
Description
This section is from the book "Hill's Manual Of Social And Business Forms: A Guide To Correct Writing", by Thos. E. Hill. Also available from Amazon: Hill's Manual Of Social And Business Forms: The How-To-Do-Everything Book Of Victorian America.
Strength Of The United States Army At Various Dates
DATE. | Present. | Absent. | |
January 1, 1861........ | . .14.663... | . .1,704. | ..16,367 |
July 1, 1861........ | 183,585.. | ..3,163. | .186,751 |
January 1, 1862....... | 527,204.. | 48,713 | 575,917 |
January 1, 1863....... | .698,802. | .219,389. | .918,191 |
January 1, 1864....... | .611,250. | .249,487. | .860,737 |
January 1, 1865....... | .620,924. | . 338.536. | . .959,460 |
May 1, 1865....... | .797,807. | .202,709. | 1,000,516 |
May 1, 1885... | .......... | .......... | . .25,000 |
May 1, 1885 .......... | ......... | ........... | ......... |
Explanatory
The calls of October 17, 1863, and February 1, 1864, were combined, and the product of the draft of July, 1863, was credited thereon.
In addition to the foregoing number, 63,322 men were obtained, chiefly from the Territories and the seceding States, under different calls.
The whole number of men obtained by draft was 168.649. The whole number of colored troops obtained was 186,097.
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