Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1861-04-24

ENROLMENT OF New CoMPANIEs.-Fo
the purpose of increasing the numbers and
promoting the efficiency of the volunteer mi
litia of this commonwealth, the commander
in-chief announces the following system as the
one which will be for the present adopted =
Enlistment papers will be issued from the adjutant
generals Office at his discretion
When the requisite number of men to form full
company have enrolled their names, ana the may or
and aldermen OF the city, or seleclmen OF the town.
in the vicinity of which said company Is stuated
have attested the same and certhed thelr appfoba-
ton of the application, directions VIII De given 10
have an inspection Of the men enrolled, by some
competent surgeon to be designated Tor that outy,
who shall make report whether they are all lit Tor
active service, and fulfill the reQulstlons OF the law
in other respects.
These conditions having been complied with, COM
pany organizations will be granted and the officers
chosen will be commissioned, until the number of
companies formed is large that Their further III
crease seems undesirable.
The companies organized in the vicinity OF exist
ing regiments, which at the present time have not
ten companies, will be annexed to said regiments
until they are full.
The other companies which are organized will re-
main detached until the eXigencies OF the service
require that they be formed INTO battaions or regl-
ments.
No commissions will be issued to company officers
until the commander-inchief is satisfied that they
are qualified to take command if ordered into active
| service.
Arms and equipments will be furnished at once TO
such companies are attached 10 regiments or bat
| talions.
Ipasmuch as the public interests may require that
the arms at present in the possession of the COM
| monwealth should be retained except when they
| are delivered to companies which may probably
| soon be called into active service detached COM
panies must not expect to be Immediately equip
| ped. -,
to have suitable instructors provided when called
drill the NO. iee 10 tHelI
I c5untry i'll the field.
| Although the law makes no provision for their
pay subsistence until they summoned TO active
duty, yet the comnander-in chief renews his invita-
! ton to the patriotic citizens of Massachusetts to
| organize as part oil the volunteer militia, and to
| quaify themselves 10 maintain the honor of the
state and lie supremacy OF the federal government
| i'll every emergency.
The extraordinary pressure Of applications
for leave to organize new companies of militia,
and to serve as surgeons, chaplains, nurses,
and otherwise, has compelled the governor TO
| request
l That all matters relating to military organiza-
ton, TO rearms and to subsistence be addressed 10
the Adjutant General.
q That all which relates to transportation, cloth
ing, general supplies &c, he addressed to the guar
teImaster General
8 That all which relates TO benevolent action in
aid OF the cemlort OF soldiers, such offers
make garments, Sc, be addressed 10 Hon. Josiah
Quincy, DR. No. Park street, who has consented 10
supeIintend this department OF labor.
No power is vested by law in the commander in
chief TO appoint chaplains, surgeons, nurses, to
our troops; but the coiones OF the regiments APP
point their surgeons and chaplains respectively.
All applications, however, OF thls nature, will be
appropriately REFEREED and lists prepared which the
appointing officers may consult, il they please, Tor
information. More particularly III respect to the
offers Of service nurses it desirable that the full
name and address OF the party should be in every
instance given; and il there hail be occasion Tor
her services She will be promptly notified from head
quarters
All applications aud offers Of whatsoever descrip-
ton, wnl be filed, REFEREED and acted upon i'll que
course OF business, but the absolute qpoSSi5iity OF
answering them all By letter must apparent
want OF attention which iu any instance may be
terred from the absence OF reply.
His eXceliency the governor directs me to express,
in the warmest terms at my command, his sincere
gratitude TO the generous and patriotic men and wo-
men, to whose communications this refers, Tor
the support and encouragement which is derived
from their sympathy and zeal.