The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1862-11-29
The Draft In Iowa.

from tSov. krkwood IN the MuScatine jour
nal. They indicace that ifIowa does not
furnish some S,o7f additional vo,aoteer6for
the old regiments, by The LAT day Of Jsnu-
airy next dat Will then be ordsssdl
Exscrrvs Osrrcx. SrAss OF lowA,l
IewA Orr, Nov. 10, 1862. e.
10 Draft Commissioner, County Io,oa !:
STR-Enclosed you will find tabular state
ment, showing the number o. men required
in your county, to-in up the old regiments
based upon. it's aetasl saota uader THE Fed.
eral calls, and which would govern ifa draft
were ordered to-day.
have postponed action in the matter for
the longest possible time-anxious not tore.
sort to draft, or anything looking thereto.
I now, - alast appeal, propose to. your
county, to furnish volunteers by LIST; Of Jan,
uary, 1868, for the old regiments to extent
Of its delinquency you fail to do this, I
shall be constrained to follow the policy in,
dicated in subjoined letter to, the Secretary
Of War. Such volunteers viii be entitled to
advance pay and bounty. asa 81 q. 81. "a
I have now. exhausted sll the means In my
power to avert CONSUMPTION from the State.
and the matter now rests with your own
people. hrr .e4a.Yirngai lua 1sfrsr-3tgas
Please assign to each township In your
county Its proper quota, and distribute the
statement sent hercwithto prominent and
influential men In same, and urge upon all
immediate and energetic action. As men
are raised. they will report at once to re,
cruiting officers, il one in your county
Passes with instructions will be sent you
from Aaj't Generals Office. a;- 4es
Special attention is called to following ex
tracts from letter Of Adj't General Of the
Army TO me, Of date Sept. 26, 1859; a p
"Recruits for old regiments Of volunteers
for three years or the war, will he discharg-
ed at the expiration Of tho time for which
the regiment was originally enlisted"
mo order has yet been made for draft
to All the old regiments, but when it shah
be made your suggestions will receive care
ful consideration. 7s aes1a czls asEtla
ssaasis iae5s d.iv SAMUEL. }. KrRxwoon. q
iify ExEeurfvE Orr1cE. SrAre or IowA,) ~
.bEstf.t 8 Iowa Clrr, Nov.19, 1862.
Hon. q. IL Stanton, Secretary Of Var !: 4
ii, SIR-I have distributed among the rospec
i've counties of the State, their several quo
tas necessary to All up the old regiments,
and have given them until, LIST January, 1 g.
SO, to supply same by voluntary enlistment.
Ifthis be not done by that time, I shall con-
idently expect positive and immediate in.
strnction from The General Government in
} regard to my course Of action. either an i'm.
! mediate draft, or an entire reliance on vol
untary enlistment. Our old regiments need
the men at once, and to prevent disorgari
cation, supply of men must be speedily fur.
uished, and sAall, If not forthcoming by Is,
Of January, 1868, be raisea;by draft if yeu
so order. n Your obedient servant - !.
Il az 1913 t3t ser SAMUELJ. HAYWOOD
QUOTAS or IOWA UNDER FEDERAL CALLS.
Call for months {75, ooo) vols,,:....... 264s
II /" 6o0, 900 ,ncn--go volunteers. ). .l76l7
July 2, 1862, calls for a0o. 900. -. 1850
Aue,4, call for 100000 men (to -.
I be drafted, but vols. accepted). lo57O
rs Nsfs' 30 H ,g ----
Total Tor volunteers. ...,... ......4 l40O
Aug. Is, 1862, call for men FOR old regis S0oJ
.1cs5s 1as rHt rgss ss3astssa ~
-; Fotat..--,-.. .,.--l ...r-....... 294uI
No ofmen under call for old regiments, S0o5
T" " furnished since Aug. Is, '6s. 93l
Number required ....,......,.,. 7071
a table accompanies these documents
showing tic quota, the number already fur.
nished, deficit, or excess, and number now
still required from each County in the State
We print the figures relating to this and tho
adjacent Counties:
Des Moines-ouota. 1889; furnished
| 1887; deficit to be filed, 351.
/ Lee--Quota, 2i2s; furnished. 1925 def,
Lett, sos. ~ s- 4.> ;...;...,,.
Louisa, is only called upon for 10. ,.,
Henry-Quota, 1872; furnished 1890;
deficit, l%2. 20 ,sF, aia ,.s.ers 4
! Washington has furnished an excess Of
32s.
Van Buren, Quota, ,24s; furnished, sl4
Ideficit, 332 ssi.s - vtsua 81. 80 casa
4 Wapello has furnished an eEoess of 1862.
| Davis Quota. 1910 furnished, 654 de-
fcit. $50. 49, .s.f 4.s, y s.s.
Jefferson-Quota, 1lO4 furnished, 1868
deficit, Al. 80 - NEt .s8sirsfs Gag
i Mahaska-Quota, 1887 furnished, 965
Monroe Quota, $50; furnished, 62l; de.
icit. 9.
/ We suppose the only way il which the
draft can be avoided in these and othe,
Counties, is by filling up their respective
iquotas by volunteers before the new year
opens. Ifpeople don't want the draft they
will Of course act accordingly.
" From New Orleans. .i*
i New YoRK, Nov 26 BY an order Of Gen.
Butler, the property within the district re-
Gently possessed by our forces under Gen
J Wetzel To he known as the T,aforcha districf