...foundation in the Constitution of the country." (Id., at 68.) 4 The Act of 1863 provided in § 1, "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,...

...foundation in the Constitution of the country." (Id., at 68.) 4 The Act of 1863 provided in § 1, "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,...

...national forces,77 the whole military power of the country was placed at the disposal of the President. 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, between the ages of twenty and forty-five,...

...Union, and the consequent preservation of free government: Therefore — Be it enacted . . . , 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,...

...and Porto Rico Regiment may be ordered outside of island 349 327. Composition of national forces. — All able-bodied male citizens of the United States, and persons of foreign birth who shall have declared their intention to become citizens of the United States under and in pursuance...

...intervened to hold up the hands of the State Department. By the act of March 8, 1863, it was declared 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 " between the ages of twenty and forty-five...