Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1862-08-28
Proclamation by the Governor.

The quota of this State Of the three
hundred thousand volunteers called
for by the President on the Sth of Ju-
ly last, is ten thousand five hundred
and seventy.
The quota of this State, of the three
hundred thousand militia required to
be drafted by order Of the President
5th August, instant, is ten thousand
five hundred and seventy.
The number of men required to fill
mp the ranks of our regiments in the
field, as reported to me by the Secrc-
tary of War, on the 18th of August,
inst. is eight thousand and five.
The quota of the first call is over
full by the prompt and patriotic re-
Spouse of our people, within the last
few weeks.
am satisfied that from fifteen to
twenty thousand men are now organ.
lied into companies awaiting organi.
cation into new regiments and / am
urging upon the War Department the
acceptance Of the whole number, and
that our State be credited with the ex-
cess upon the second call of drafted
men. But the War Department refu-
ses as yet to give us such credit, un-
til the number Of men required to fill
the old regiments (s,005, shall have
been furnished.
These men for the old regiments are
sorely needed, and the cause of the
country is better served by filling the
old regiments, than by receiving new
ones.
The officers and men Of the old reg
iments have gained knowledge OF
their duties by experience in the field,
and new recruits joining these regi.
ments have the benefit of this knowl.
edge possessed 10y their officers and
comrades, and an old regiment filled
up with new recruits is more effective
at the end Of two weeks than new
regiment at the end of two months.
In order then to get the credit due
our State for tho excess furnished
over tho first call, and in order to give
our country this most effective and
sorcly needed help, we must gil up the
old regiments. We can do this by
volunteering until the first of Septcm-
Der. If not done 10y that time, the de-
ticicncy will be supplied by special
draft in addition to the drafts under
the second call.
Iappeal then to every man for aid
Let everything else be laid aside, un-
til this needed work is done. Let the
Young men whose brothers and friends
are in our old regiments take their
places by their sides. Any person de-
string to enter an old regiment can Sc
lect the regiment and company he pre-
fers, and thus go with his acquaintan.
ces and friends.
So deeply am impressed with the
imperative necessity of filling the old
regiments that / will, at an Extra
session of the General Assembly to
convene on the Sd day of September.
recommend to that body the payment
Of State bounty of such sum as may
be deemed advisable, to all persons
who shall, before the LIST day of Sep
TENDER next, enlist in any one of the
old regiments of this State.
Ialso earnestly advise all compa-
MES incomplete, and which will not
certainly be completed by the 23d inst
to abandon their attempt at organiza-
ton as companies, and enlist for the
old regiments.
l append the dispatches showing
the present situation of various calls
on this State, and an extract from
General Order from the Adjutant Gen.
eral at Washington, in regard to re-
cruits for the old regiments.
SAMUEL j. KIRKwooD,
Governor Of Iowa.