Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1812-04-06
RECRUITING REGULATIONS,
For the hurhose Of Raising the addition

For the hur7ose Of Raising me additional
.army eFthc United StateS.
The States and Territories shall DC divi-
ded into SIX departments, thus
Kentucky. Tennessee, Ohio, Orleans,
Louisiana, Mississippi, Indiana and Michi-
gan will compose one department. Head
quarters at Lexington.
Georgia, South Carolina and North Ca
rolina one department. Headquarters at
Columbia.
Virginia, Maryland, and the Territory of
Columbia, one department. Headquarters
at Washington.
Pennsylvania, Delaware and Jersey, one
department. Headquarters at Carlisle.
New York and Connecticut, one depart
ment Headquarters at New-York.
Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Maine,
Vermont and Hampshire, one depart
ment. Headquarters at Boston.
n superior officer will be stationed in
each department, who will have his quar-
tiers, at the place appointed for head-quar-
ters. aud be charged with the recruiting
service within the same.
The STATES and Territories 7vM 5e dipi4ed
into .forty-eighs recruiting districts, as
.foHo7os:
Kentucky will compose two districts.
Principal rendezvous at Lexington < Lou
isvile.
Ohio will compose two districts. Princ;-
pal rendezvous at Chilicothe and Zancs-
vile.
Tennessee will compose two districts.
Principal rendezvous at Knoxville x Nash
vile.
Orleans Territory will compose one dis
trict Principal rendezvous at New-Or-
leans.
Louisiana Territory will compose one dis
trict. Principal rendezvous at st. Gene
We've.
Mississippi Territory will compose one
district. Principal rendezvous at Wash
ington.
Indiana Territor will compose one dis
trict Principal rendezvous at Vincennes.
Michigan Territory will compose orc dis
trict. Principal rendezvous at Detroit
Georgia will compose two districts. Prin-
cipal rendezvous at Louisville and Savan-
nah.
South Carolina will compose two dis
tricts. Principal rendezvous at Columbia
and Charleston.
North Carolina will compose two dis
tricts. Principal rendezvous at Salisbury,
Fayetteville and 'rarborough.
Virginia with the Eastern Shore) six dis
tricts. Principal rendezvous at Fincastle,
Morgantown, LynChburg, Winchester and
Frederick sburg.
Maryland, Columbia, and the eastern
shore of Virginia, will compose three dis
tricts. Principal rendezvous at Baltimore,
Frederick Town and Easton.
Pennsylvania, will compose three districts.
Principal rendezvous at Philadelphia, Car
Isle and Pittsburgh.
Delaware will compose one district Prin-
cipal rendezvous at Wilmington
Jersey will compos. one district. Princi-
pal rendezvous at n. Brunswick.
New York will compose five districts.
Principal rendezvous at New-YOrk, Scheu-
ectady, Rome, Canandagua, and Wilksbo-
rough.
Connecticut will compose ono district.
Principal rendezvous at Litchfeid
RHODE Island will compose one district.
Principal rendezvous ut Providence.
Massachusetts, will Compose three dis
tricts. Principal rendezvous at Boston
Springfield and Pttsheld.
Maine will compose two districts. Prin-
cipIl rendezvous at Augusta and Portland.
Vermont will compose two districts. Prin-
cipal rendczvous at Montpelier, ard Bur-
lington.
Hampshire will compose two dis
tricts. Principal rendezvous at Concord &
Dartmouth.
An officer will be stationed in each re-
cruii;ng district, who will have his urar-
tcrs at the place appointed for the princi-
pal rendezvous therein, and will be ch ,rgod
with experimenting the Recruiting service.
mastering, and discipliuing the recruits.
The officers Commanding IN departments
IN relation to the recruiting service, will re-
ceive orders from the War Office, aud vii!