History of the Civil War Military Pensions, 1861-1885

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. This was done by an act of Congress passed on July 22, 1861. After authorizing the President to accept the services of volunteers, not exceeding five hundred thousand, the following guarantee was inserted. Any volun...