"The men stepped out one by one and re-enlisted, all but one man, and he
exercised the liberty which all had, of declining to re-enlist. This was
in January, 1864."
I quote also an order of General Lee's on the subject, February 3, 1864:
"The Commanding General announces with gratification the re-enlistment
of the regiments of this army for the war, and the reiteration of the
war regiments of their determination to continue in the army until
independence is achieved." The fact of re-enlistment then is absolutely
established. In fact practically all of the twelve-months' volunteers
re-enlisted in 1862.