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37th Congress · 1861–1863
S. 2
A Bill To increase the present military establishment of the United States.
Senate
Latest action: Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and the Militia, and ordered to be printed. · July 20, 1861 Understand the measure
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Introduced
Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and the Militia, and ordered to be printed.
Recorded July 20, 1861, as the clerk wrote it
Recorded votes
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