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Enlistment & Muster

I have tried to Google this, but cant really get a blunt answer. I dont quite get "muster." I know that enlisting is signing up, but what happens up until the muster date? If someone signs up February 1, 1862 and musters in on March 3, 1862, what happens in that month span and what does "muster" mean?

Thanks.

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