General Orders No. 100, 5.5 x 7.25, one page, issued by President Lincoln through the War Department on March 15, 1864. Lincoln calls for 200,000 more troops. In part: “A call is hereby made and a draft ordered for two hundred thousand men for the military service (Army, Navy, and Marine Corps) of the United States…The drafts will be commenced as soon after the 15th of April as practicable.” Intersecting folds, a few light wrinkles, a couple spots of soiling, and a trivial tear to the top edge, otherwise fine condition. RR Auction COA.
