The proportional quotas for the different wards, towns, townships, precincts, or election districts, or counties, will be made known through the Provost Marshal-General’s Bureau, and account will be taken of the credits and deficiencies on former quotas.

The 15th day of April, 1864, is designated as the time up to which the numbers required from each ward of a city, town, etc., may be raised by voluntary enlistment, and drafts will be made in each ward of a city, town, etc., which shall not have filled the quota assigned to it within the time designated for the number required to fill said quotas.  The drafts will be commenced as soon after the 15th of April as practicable.

The Government bounties as now paid continue until April I, 1864, at which time the additional bounties cease.  On and after that date one hundred dollars bounty only will be paid, as provided by the act approved July 22, 1861.

Abraham Lincoln.

Telegram to general U. S. Grant. 
(Private.)
Executive Mansion, Washington, March 15, 1864

Lieutenant-general grant, Nashville, Tenn.: 

General McPherson having been assigned to the command of a department, could not General Frank Blair, without difficulty or detriment to the service, be assigned to command the Corps he commanded a while last autumn?

A. Lincoln.

PASS FOR GENERAL D. E. SICKLES.

Executive Mansion,
Washington, March 15, 1864.

WHOM IT MAY CONCERN

Major-General Sickles is making a tour for me from here by way of Cairo, New Orleans, and returning by the gulf, and ocean, and all land and naval officers and, employees are directed to furnish reasonable transportation and other reasonable facilities to himself and personal staff not inconsistent with the public service.

Abraham Lincoln.

ORDER TO GOVERNOR HAHN.

Executive Mansion,
Washington, March 15, 1864.

His excellency Michael Hahn, Governor of Louisiana

Until further order, you are hereby invested with the powers exercised hitherto by the military governor of Louisiana.

Yours truly,

Abraham Lincoln.

REMARKS AT A FAIR IN THE PATENT OFFICE,

Washington, march 16, 1864.

Ladies and gentlemen: 

I appear to say but a word.  This extraordinary war in which we are engaged falls heavily upon all classes of people but the most heavily upon the soldier.  For it has been said, “All that a man hath will he give for his life;” and while all contribute of their substance, the soldier puts his life at stake, and often yields it up in his country’s cause.  The highest merit, then, is due to the soldier.