Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1862-08-21


person unfit for service for period o
more than thirty days, to becerti6ed b.
q surgeon appointed by the Goyeruo
,dinFach county for this purpose. 5th
At the time fixed as before provided By
The Commissioner for making Oh,
draft. the Sheriff Of the county, or il
,, his absence such person as the Com
missioner may appoint shall. in The
presence Of said Connissicper, pub.
ilicfy place in wheel OF Box Of ) ,sitt
character to such as are used for draw.
ing jurors, separately folded ballots,
containing the names Of all persons
remaining on said enrolment list not
stricken off, as before provided, and a
proper person appointed by the Com
missioner, and blindfolded, shall there
upon draw from said box or wheel a
number of ballots. equal to the number
Of drafted men fixed by the Governor
Of each State as the proper quota Of
such county. 9th. A printed or writ
ten notice of his enrolment and draft,
and of the place of rendezvous of the
drafted military force, shall thereupon
be served. by person to be appointed
by the Commissioner, upon each person
so drafted, either by delivering the
same in person or by leaving it at his
last known place of residence. 7th.-
Any person so drafted may offer SUBJ
stItute at the time of the rendezvous Of
tIa J.offaJ ,,;l;fio for,a and e,,ob sub
stitute, if he shall be an able bodied
man, between the ages of eighteen and
forty-6ve years, and shall consent in
writing, with the consent Of his parent
or guardian. if minor, to subject him
self to all the duties and obligations to
which his principal would have been
subject had he personally served, shall
be accepted in lieu Of such principal
9th. The persons thus drafted shall
assemble at the county seat of their re-
spective counties, within FIVE days after
the time of drafting, whence transports-
tion will be furnished them by the Gov
ernors Of the several States to the place
of rendezvous. 9th. As soon as the
draft has been made, and the names
marked on the enrolment list, the Com
missioner will send a copy of the draft
to the commandant of the rendezvous,
and another copy of the same to the
Adjutant- General of the State, who
will Immediately organize the drafted
men into companies and regiments Of
infantry, BY assigning one hundred and
one men to each company, and ten COM
panies to each regiment, and send a
copy of the organization to the COM
mandant OF the rendezvous. 10Th
At the expiration Of the time allowed
for the drafted men to reach the rem
devious, the commandant shall pro-
ceed to complete the organization Of the
companies and regiments, by proclaim
ing the names of the regimentsl COM
missioned officers, which shall be desig-
mated in accordance with the laws Of
the respective States, the number and
grade being the same as in the volun-
teer service, and in case the laws Of
any State shall provide for an election
of officers they shall be elected under
the direction of the Commandsnt Of the
rendezvous and reported forthwith to
the Governors Of such States, in order
that they may be commissioned and the
non. commissioned may be appointed,
either before or after muster, as the
Colonel of the regiment may decile.-l
As soon as the officers of the companies
and regiments are designated, the
muster rolls shall be made out under
the direction of the commandant Of the
rendezvous. and the troops inspected
and mustered into the service Of the
United States by the mastering officer
appointed for that purpose. 18th. In
States where enlistments have been
made BY municipalities and towns. in
stead of counties, the Governors Of such |
States are authorized to apply the fore
going rules Of draft to such municipali-
ties and towns instead of counties.
Fifth. Provost Marshals will be ap- |
pointed by the War Department in the
several States, on the nomination Of the
Governors thereof, with such assistants
as NAV be necessary to enforce the at
tendance of all drafted persons who
shall fail to attend at such places Of
rendezvous.
Sixth. In case any State shall not,
by the fifteenth day Of August, furnish
its quota of additional three hundred
thousand volunteers called for BY the
President on the ed day of July, 1852,
unless otherwise ordered, all incom-
plete regiments shall then be cosoli-
dated under the direction of the Gov
ernors of the respective States. and an
additional draft shall be made as before
provided, sufficient to 6ll up such
quota. The number to be drafted from
each county of the State to be fixed by
the Governor thereof.
Seventh. From and after the ht-
teenth day Of August, no new regi-
msnts of volunteers will be organized,
but the premium bounty and advance
paw will continue to be paid those vol
unteering to go into the old regiments.
By order Of the Secretary of War,
l.. THOMAS. Adj General.