The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1862-09-03
How Drafting IL Done.

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terested, the instructions of Gov. Kirxwood t
the Commissioner from Clayton county, on tn
subject of drafting for the Government service
TO J. O. Crosby:
| Sin In pursuance of General order No. SO
issued by the War Department under date Q
Aug. 9Th, 1862, making provision for the en-
rollment and draft of 300 900 militia of the U
s., you are hereby appointed Commissioner 70
Clayton county, Iowa, and as such Commits
sioner you are required,
| lst. To superintend the drafting in your coun
| ty and hear and determine the excuses of al
persons claiming to be exempt from mitar,
duty.
I'd. Upon receiving notice that the prope
lists. have been filed by the Enrolling Office
of your county, you will give notice by hant
bills posted in each Township, Of the time ant
place at which causes of exemption will be re
ceived and determined by you.
Sd. If any person shall be found exempt from
such draft you will strike his name from tn,
lists by drawing red line across his name
leaving it still Iegible.
18th. You will strike from the list, on sufi
cient evidence, or on your personal know ledge
whether such exemption is claimed or not tn,
names of all persons now in the military ser
vice of the United States, all telegraph opera
tors and constructors actually engaged on che
fifth day of August, 1862, engineers of loco
motives of rail roads, the officers Judicial and
Executive of the Government of the United
States, the members of both houses of Con
gress and their respective officers, all custom
house officers and their clerks, all post officer:
and stage drivers who are employed in the
care and conveyance of the mail of the Pos
Office of the United States, all ferrymen who
are employed at any ferry or post road, all
pilots all mariners actually employed in the
sea service of any citizens or merchants within
the United States, all engineers and pilots OF
registered or licensed steamboats, and steam.
ships, and all persons exempt by the laws OF
this State from military duty, but will make no
exemption on the ground Of disability, unless
you are clearly satisfied that it is of such per.
manent character as to render the person un.
fit for service for a period of more than thirty
days, to be certified by Dr. R. S. Lewis, Ser
geon. appointed by me in your county for that
purpose.
9Th. In making the draft required from your
county you will apportion to each township ito
fair quota of the whole number required of your
county, in proportion to the number in such
township subject to draft, making allowance to
each township for the number of volunteers al
ready mustered into the service from such town.
shp-and to the end that each township shall
furnish its just proportion of men for the SER
vice. where any township is found to have al.
ready furnished more than its due proportion,
it is tobe credited with the surplus in fixing
the number to be raised by the draft, and il
equal to its entire quota, no draft will be made
therefrom.
9th. On Wednesday the Sd day of Septen.
Der, A. d. 1862, between nine O'Clock A. NJ.
and five o'clock P. NJ, and from day to day
until completed, you will proceed to select
men, being the
quota fixed for your county under the instruc-
tons of the Secretary of War. In doing so
you will cause the Sheriff of your county, or in
his absence such persons as you may select in
your presence, to publicly place in box as pro-
yided for drawing jurors separate folded bal
lots containing the names of all persons remain
ing on your lists subject to the draft in the
township to be drawn from, and you will thero-
upon appoint some suitable person, who shall,
being blindfolded, draw from such box such
number of ballots as shall equal the number as
sessed to such township, and thus proceed,
township by township, until you have drawn
the full quota assigned to your county.
7th. You will appoint some person who shall
each person SO drafted, either by delivering
such notice to him in person or by leaving it at
his last and known place of residence
9Th. AS soon as the draft has been made
and the names marked ON the enrolment lists,
you will send list of the drafted men to the
Commandant of the rendezvous at
and also send copy
to the Adjutant General of the state.
9th. You will furnish transportation for the
men thus drafted to the place of rendezvous,
the expenses to be audited and paid by the
officer of the United States at such
point. SAMUEL J. KIRKWOOD,
Governor of the State of Iowa