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ent Periods in the Army and Navy appear:-- Periods of Enlistment. Number. 60 days . . . . . . . . 2,045 3 months . . . . . . . 108,416 100 days . . . . . . . 85,807 4 months . . . . . . . 42 6 months . . . . . . . 26,118 8 months . . . . . . . 373 9 months . . . . . . . 89,899 1 year . . . . . . . . 393,706 2 years . . . . . . . . 44,400 3 years . . . . . . . . 2,028,630 4 years . . . . . . . . 1,042 Aggregate enlistments . 2,780,478 The Number of Indivials who served during the War is estimated as follows:-- Number who died during the war . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304,360 Number who were discharged for disability . . . . . . . . . . . 285,545 Deserters (less those arrested and 25 per cent. additional) . . 128,352 One-third of those serving terms of less than one year (estimated that two-thirds thereof re-enlisted) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104,134 One-half of those serving more than one year and less than two years (estimated that one-half re-enlisted) . . . . . . . . . . . . 224,053 Number in the service May 1, 1865 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,000,516 Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,046,969 Add number in regular army at commencement of war . . . . . . 16,422 Aggregate number of different individuals who served during the war 2,063,391 There are no records which give with accuracy the number of men in the Confederate Army. The general aggregate for the four years is, upon the best authority attainable, placed at one million one hundred thousand men (1,100,000). The maximum number of men on the Confederate Army rolls at any one time is estimated at five hundred thousand. The irregular manner in which the men were conscripted during the last two years of the war, taken in connection with the loss of records, makes it impossible to give accurate statements of the numbers furnished by the several States. REGULAR ARMY. The following table shows the actual strength of the regular army of the United States at different periods, from 1789 to 1883 (retired officers not included). Officers. Date. | Men. Total. 1780-90 . . 50 672 722 1795 . . . 212 3,228 3,440 1800 . . . 248 3,803 4,051 1805 . . . 196 2,534 2,730 1810 . . . 466 6
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