Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-09-12
commonwealth of Massachusetts.
HEADQUARTERS. Boston. Sept. 3. 1852.

HEADQUARTERS Boston, Sept 8, 1862.
GENERAL ORDER No. A.
Pursuant TO authority conferred by Section Second
OF General Order of the War Department No 49, of the
current series the Governor and COmmander-in-I hef
mastei-General of the Commonwealth to be General
Sommandant of all camps of Militia rendezvous in Mas
II. All Commandants of such camps will forward all
their acquisitions for subsistence. clothing camp and
through the General Commardant
Up9n the nomination OF the commandments of the re-
sp ctlVe camps. the general conmandant will make
tails for duty as most adutants post quateru tiers
from among the militia officers men in said camps
This der is necessary to secure the knowledge IT
some central point of all facts and that central control
Of all NOV concerning the several militia rendez
yous which is necessary to prevent mistakes and resn
late and StematZe the expenditures which are called
foT ny tne sncampment Of the militia.
Ill Each militia company applying to be placed in
camp will make application to the adjutan general or
must be accompanied by evidence TO the satisfaction Of
me dl9tant Eeneral that the company is recruited to
tS lesa MINIMUM OF ~ officers and men. Such orders
will thereupon he issued by him rapidly camp
commodatons shall be provided by the federal ofcess
hui tle general commandal Will see thatno company
SO ordered INTO camp shall be there received permitted
70 enter the rendezvous unless il shall in fact present
lisel for admission with the full minimum aggregate of
50 oheers and men, according to the representation
been issued; and the general commandant will that
daily morning reports from each camp Of rendezvous are
| made 70 the adiutant general
-, Thee orders regulating receiving into rendezvous
those organizations formed under the militia laws,
found to be absolutely necessary. Regiments not
cruited to legal standard useless and will not be
accepted recognized BY the department of Com
panies not full, aud willing to belong whatsoever
regiment in which their presence may be needle may
create great embarrassment ana are of no avail Re
ccivng Illegal companies, recognizing regiments
corps OF the United States Of organizations
would involve the necessity of ultimately dtsbanding
many; thereby creating great disappointment, while it
would tend also to increase the number of corps in
OF formation beyond their capacity PROMPT COM
pleton II the day Of drafting shall find us with many
supposed and with but few ua and available military
bodies, all of the former class will have esband, and
| the draft become of almost universal applicable n.
All citizens therefore most Respectfully and ear
ncstlv urged 10 exert their energies pre-
recruitment with single eye to furnishing volunteers
and avoiding draft. II we seek exclusively,
primarily the interest OF special corps, the establish
ment of new corps,-scatterng aud concentrating
The rccruits.-m0St the labor being devoted
er the other policy success will reward our eNertonS,
since every blow will tell and every step fprogress help
the next
" Nothing in this order contained shall he construed
To prevent the receiving into the proper rendezvous. eli
Their by squads s,ngly, any town quotas individuals
desiring /" enlist. but such squads individuals will be
assigned TO such corps already organized in camp,
thev may elect or the good of the service require
" All militia companies of infantry throughout the
commonwealth whether already rgauiZed Orrccruting
on enlistment papers heretofore issued, which shall not
be recruited 10 the maximum Of l0 officers and men
or before the 10th day OF September will he liza
Die TO be dshanded and theirme transferred to 9th
er corps i'm which they may be needed and companies
will be detached from attached to regiments whenever
and according as It may appear desirable.
VI From and after this date the aduant general will
issue orders for the orranZat OF new companies by
election of officers only after shall sufficiently appear
10 hlm that such companies fully recruited to ut least
the number OF cehtthree men, and that all said
have been approved upon medical spection, and are
ready 10 be mustered into the service OF the United
| States.
VII The adutant general will transmit copies of this
order, and all special orders establishing camps rem
devious and appointing commandments therefor to the
department of war, and to all L. quartermaser
mlssary and 'ering and dibursing officers duty in
| this commonwealth.
| BY command of his eNcellcncv. JOHN A. ANDREW,
50 DIT WN. sUmOI'LER, Adj. General