Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1862-08-22
STATE or VERMONT.

Gene al order No. l3
whereas the President OF the United States by order
dated August A. 1862 has directed that drsh Of three
hundred thousand mi lila be Immediately called into the
service u the United States "a serve nine months unless
discharged Add whereas the q1ota thereof as
signed TO the State oi Vermont Is four thousand eight
hundred and ninety eigh, TT which number Of men
requisiton has been made And whereas in Pursuance
Of the statute law Of this State. a the uniform compa
nes IN the State have been called into service, in pur
suancc of said rcquison, and has become necessary
% call oui greater number Of men
Now, thor fre it Is hereby ofderei that the residue
n tho whole number NJ men necessary TO complete The
said quota of this State be raised he dra fom the en-
rolled militia unless such drafl shall be rendered
cessaTy In the manner hereinafter stated
II e-bodicd men. between the ages of eighteen aud
forty Eve residents NJ any town towns this State.
SHALL to the number Of hundred and one, with tho
conssnto She parents masters ~ guadans, Of such OF
them are minors agree, BY signing proper contract
ot enlistment 70 serve company in the service oi
the United ates, fnt the of nine months unless
sooner discharged In lieu Of drafted militia from the
several towns In ohieh The reside under The fcqusiton
Aforesaid Of the President Of the United States Tor 'hc
pay. fstons aud Allowances % which drafted militia are
eutite and BE- subject ~ The duties and obliRa
tons imposed by law ppon dfai~@ SaI md dcposii'
such contract of enlistment WIZ the written 0r
the enlistment u such of them minors IN the o.
flee of the Aduiani and Inspector General Of this state,
At Woodstock before the tweny-dfth day of Au-
gust, a. d 1869 az twelve O'Clock noon, such company
will be accepted aud organized aud the who consti-
such company will be credited TO the towns Of which
they residents towards the quota Of enrolled militia
required to he raised 10 such towns for the purpose o
u
and ninety eight assigned to Vermont as Aforesaid
aud II the residents " auy town, ablebodied and be-
tween The required ages equal in number to the entire
quota required be aiscd in from the enroll
ed militia shall thus become members Of such company
will o raised by draft in such town and II such
residents iu number than the quota of such town.
shall become members Of su' n company, only suf
hcieut number Of men will be drafted in such IS
Tequfed for the purpose Of completing the quota OF
the town.
The quotas of the several wns In this State required
to be raised from The Enrolled Mita, cannot be deter
mined with certainty. until the enronents, required by
General Order No II dated August II 1862, return
ed by the Listers Of the several towns to the Office Of The
Adiutant and Inspector General which will not be until
the twenty hnh day Of August, A ID 1862 But the
quota Of the State being known and the ratio which II
bears TO The whole populations the officers Of each town
determine with sufficient accuracy for the purposes
OF this order what will be the number which will poba
/ bly, be required from such town
No recruiting officers will be appointed receive
lismcnts under this order but the town officers and
patriotic citizens II the several towrn this State vii
oe expected 70 in such mode shall seem tC
them most proper, Tor the formation Of such companies
by the ensting Of the and combuing the quotas
towns.
By order Of the Governor,
PETER I. WASHBURN,
A8tana Inspector General