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An Act of "enrolling and calling out the National forces" was signed into law on March 3, 1863 by President Aberham Lincoln. This was the first act of the Federal Government, called for all men between the ages of 18 and 45 to be enrolled into the militia units and be avaibale to be called into national service.
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