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WAR DEPARTMENT, ADJUTANT-GENERAL'S OFFICE, Washington, September 12, 1863.

Colonel L. B. FRY,

Provost-Marshal-General, Washington, D. C.:

COLONEL: I have the honor to report that the State of Indiana is entitled to credit for the following number of troops not previously reported to you, viz:

Furnished prior to May 26, 1863, and not embraced in statement of that date:

Three-years".................................. 4,942

Nine-months", 1,350=three-years".............. 337

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5,279

Furnished since May 26, 1863, and not a previously reported, districts not known:

Six-months", 3,504=three-years"............... 584

One-year's, 100=three-years".................. 33

Three-years".................................. 1,440

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2,060

Furnished since May 26, 1863:

Three-years".................................. 886

Six-months", 263=three-years"................. 44

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930

Total reduced to three-years" standard.............. 8,269

From the districts as follows:

Three-years". Six-months".

First District................... 15 16

Second District.................. --- 9

Third District................... 23 ---

Fourth District.................. 82 ---

Fifth District................... 214 ---

Sixth District................... 309 11

Seventh District................. 62 ---

Eighth District.................. 23 ---

Ninth District................... 84 ---

Tenth District................... 44 61

Eleventh District................ 30 166

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886 263

The foregoing embraces all troops from the State mustered into the U. S.[service] to include the 11th instant.

I am, colonel, &c.,

THOMAS M. VINCENT,

Assistant Adjutant-General.

WAR DEPT., PROVOST-MARSHAL-GENERAL'S OFFICE, Washington, D. C., September 12, 1863.

His Excellency DAVID TOD,

Governor of Ohio, Columbus, Ohio:

SIR: I have the honor to inform you that corrected orders for the draft have this day been forwarded to the boards of enrollment (as per memorandum), which will take the place of those furnished on the 7th instant.

The changes thus in the respective districts result from the credit allowed them for volunteers furnished since the first quotas were assigned.

I am, sir, very respectfully, your obedient servant,

JAS. B. FRY,

Provost-Marshal-General.

a Embracing reports of August 29 and September 1, 1863.


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