Prior to February 24, 1864, no credit for enlistment and service in the Naval forces was allowed to the States. Under the provisions of Sec. 9 of an "Act of Congress, approved February 24, 1864, all enlistments into the Naval service, or into the Marine Corps of the United States, shall be credited to the town, township, county, ward or election district in which such enlisted men were or may be enrolled and liable to duty." Under the provisions of Sec. 8 of an "Act of Congress, approved July 4, 1864, all persons in the Naval service of the United States, who have entered said service during the present rebellion, who have not been credited to the quota of any town, district, ward or State, by reason of their being in said service, and not enrolled prior to February 24, 1864, shall be enrolled and credited to the quotas of the town, ward, district or State in which they respectively reside, upon satisfactory proof of their residence made to the Secretary of War." To meet the requirements of this act a Commission consisting of Colonel Robert C. Buchanan, Acting Assistant Provost Marshal General for New Jersey, and Joseph C. Jackson, of Newark, N. J., was appointed to have such credits ascertained, and if possible given to the sub-districts in the State to which they belong. The credits due this State under this act were determined by the Commissioners, and resulted in a gain of nearly five thousand men who had enlisted in this branch of the service, and for which the State had received no credit. Enlistments for this service were made at Naval Depots, the recruit was allowed to select the place of credit, and the Provost Marshal of the district was notified. Enlistments for the Naval service were for one, two and three years, and for the Marine Corps, four years.