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25. Total Number Of Troops Called Into Service During The Rebellion



The various calls of the President for men were as follows:

1861,--3 months' men, 75,000
1861,--3 years' men, 500,000
1862,--3 years' men, 300,000
1862,--9 months' men, 300,000
1864,--3 years' men, February, 500,000
1864,--3 years' men, March, 200,000
1864,--3 years' men, July, 500,000
1864,--3 years' men, December, 300,000

Total, 2,675,000

These do not include the militia that were brought into service during the various invasions of Lee's armies into Maryland and Pennsylvania.