...March 3 — The enrollment act passed. It included as part of the national forces, all able bodied male citizens of the United States, and persons of foreign birth who shall have declared on oath their intention to become citizens under and in pursuance of the laws thereof,...

...March 3—The conscription act passed. It included as a part of the national forces, all able bodied male citizens of the United States, and persons of foreign birth who shall have declared on oath their intention to become citizens under and in pursuance of the laws thereof,...

...by arbitrary conscription, but, as this act of congress directs, by enrollment of all the ablebodied citizens of the United States. and persons of foreign...birth, who have declared their intention to become citizens, between the ages of twenty and forty-five (with some few exceptions), and hy draft by lot...

...increased. On March 3, 1863, Congress passed the Enrollment Act. It included in the National forces all able-bodied male citizens of the United States, and persons of foreign birth who declared their intention to become citizens, between the ages of 20 and 45 years, with exceptions....

...this act of congre*» directs, by enrollment of all the able bodied citizens of the United State*. and persons of foreign birth, who have declared their intention to become citizens, between the ages of twenty and forty-five (with some few exception«;. ami by draft by lot...

...March 3 — The conscription act passed. It included as a part of the national forces, all able bodied male citizens of the United States, and persons of foreign birth who shall have declared on oath their intention to become citizens under and in pursuance of thé laws...

...free government; and Whereas, for the reasons thus recited, it was enacted by the said statute that all able-bodied male citizens of the United States, and persons of foreign birth who shall have declared on oath their intention to become citizens under and in pursuance of the laws thereof,...

...free government; and Whereas, for the reasons thus recited, it was enacted by the said statute that all able-bodied male citizens of the United States and persons of foreign birth who shall have declared on oath their intention to become citizens under and in pursuance of the laws thereof,...

...FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES. COMPOSITION. THE REGULAR ARMY—THE VOLUNTEER ARMY—THE MILITIA. 436. All able-bodied male citizens of the United States, and persons of foreign birth who sball have declared their intention to become citizens of the United States under and in pursuance...

...1863, Congress passed what is known as the " Conscription Act," section 1 of which provides : " That all able-bodied male citizens of the United States, and persons of foreign birth who shall have declared on oath their intention to become citizens under and in pursuance of the laws thereof,...