the Secretary of War to Edwin M. Stanton, November 8, 1865
Hon. Edwin M. Stanton,
Secretary of War:
Sir : I have the honor to submit my annual report of the operation of the Bureau of the Provost-Marshal-General of the United State for the year ending November 1, 1865.
On the 1st of November, 1864, the date to which my last annua report was brought up, the business of recruiting and the draft unde the call of July 18, 1864, was in progress.
The number called for was – ‘ opr’ 2Reduced by credits on former calls – 2bo^
To be obtained _
Number of voluntary enlistments under that call: Volunteers —
White _
Colored _
Regulars _
Seamen _
Marine Corps _
Total
Number of drafted men and substitutes obtained under that call:
Number held to personal service –
JS umber of substitutes for drafted men –
Number of substitutes for enrolled men –
Total _
Whole number obtained under the July call
On the 19th of Ileeember, 1864, a call was made for 300,000 men.
Number of voluntary enlistments under this call:
Volunteers —
Colored _ •_ _ . 10,
Regulars _ 6,958
Seamen _ _ _ 9,
Marine Corps _
Number of drafted men and substitutes under that call:
Number held to personal service _ 12,
Number of substitutes for drafted men _ 12,
Number of substitutes for enrolled men _ 12,
Total _ 37,577
Whole number raised under December call _ _ 194,
The suspension of active military operations occurred while the business of the draft under this call was in progress, and orders were issued on the 13th of April, 1865, to discontinue the business of recruiting and drafting, and on the next day all drafted men who had not been forwarded to general rendezvous were ordered to be dis¬ charged, and soon after all who had not been forwarded to the field were discharged by order from the Adjutant-General.
The aggregate quotas charged against the several States under all calls made by the President of the United States from the 15th day of April, 1861, up to the 14th day of April, 1865, at which time drafting and recruii g ceased
by order of the Secretary of War, Avas 2,759,049,
shoAAui in detail by the books of the Provost-Marshal-General's Office.*
The aggregate number of men credited on the several calls and put
into service of the United States in the Army, Navy, and Marine
all calls when the Avar closed of 102,496, which Avould have been
obtained in full, in fact in excess, if recruiting and drafting had not
been discontinued.* This number does not embrace the "emergency