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534  to the number of white men between the ages of 18 and 45, and of negroes, who, in addition to their own officers, are required to carry on the operations of the Bureau of his Department to which your inquiries refer, and of the railroad companies of the country; and indicating the railroads which he considers most necessary for military purposes and of which the repairs or construction should be affected by appropriations by the Government. In connection with the latter subject he makes a suggestion to which I invite your special attention.

 February 21, 1865. To the House of Representatives.

In response to your resolution of the 30th ultimo, I herewith transmit for your information a communication from the Secretary of War, relative to the accessions to the Army from each State since April 16, 1862; to the number of persons liable to conscription who have been exempted or detailed, and to the number of those between the ages of eighteen and forty-five, and not unfitted for active service in the field, who are employed in the several States in the manner indicated in your inquiry.

 February 22, 1865. To the House of Representatives. In response to your resolution of the 25th ultimo, I herewith transmit for your information a communication from the Secretary of War, relative to the number of able-bodied men between the ages of eighteen and forty-five "claimed to be exempt from conscription by the Governor, laws, and resolutions of the State of Georgia."

 February 24th, 1865. To the House of Representatives. I herewith transmit for your information copies of the correspondence requested in your resolution of the 24th ult., as follows — to wit:

"Resolved, That the President be requested to communicate to this House, if not incompatible with the public interest, all the 