Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1862-08-21
STATE OF VERMONT.
ADJUTANT AND 1NTPNcToR GENERALS OFFICE I
Woodstock, August 10, 1862.
General Order No. ID.

teneral Order NO. Ia.
/. The Listers of the several towns in this
State are hereby directed to return to the office
OF the Adjutant and Inspector General of this
State, at Woodstock, on or before the twenty
fifth day of August, A. ID. 1862, twelve o'clock,
noon, full and correct lists Of the names of all
persons, who have volunteered, previous to the
first day of May. a. d. 1862, to serve in any of
the regiments, companies or batteries of YER
mont Volunteers, for the term of three years,
who were actual residents of such town, at the
time they so volunteered, and who have been
mustered into the service of the United States
9. The name of each man entered upon
such lists must be written plainly and correctly
with the first name written IN full, the regiment
and company of each man must be stated and
if any man, whose name is entered upon such
lists, shall have died or been discharged, pre-
vious to the issuing of this order, the fact of
his death, or discharge, must be stated in the
column of remarks.
3. The names of those persons, who have
volunteered since the first day of May, A. ID.
1862, or of those who have volunteer in reg
iments raised in other States or who have en-
listed in the Regular Army, or Navy, are not
TO be entered upon the lists. The names and
residence Of all who have enlisted since May l.,
1862, and who shall enlist, up to the first day
vi otpltulOtI, Will Ut HUN lub OIlSludl
contracts of enlistment, on file in the Office of
the Adjutant and Inspector General.
4. Nothing contained in this order is intend
ed to affect or modify the requirements of
General Order No. 10, issued from these Head
Quarters August s, 1892, nor in any manner
20 vary the quotas therein assigned to the
several towns must be raised by the towns, to
the number assigned to each but, in pursuance
Of directions from the War Department of the
United States, the time for raising these men,
and during which bounty and advanced pay
will be paid to those who enlist in the old regi-
ments now in service, is extended to the first
day Of September. Notice has been received
from the Secretary War, that on that day a
special draft will be ordered for the deficiency.
And nothing in this order is intended to af-
feet or vary The performance of the duty i'm
posed upon Listers by General Order No II,
dated August IL, 1862, and the Instructions
which were issued Herewith.
5. Special instructions have been received
from the Secretary of War, that, in apportion
ing the quota of the State upon the several
towns in the State allowance is to be made to
the towns for all volunteers heretofore furnish
ed by them and mustered into the service of
the United States, whose stipulated term of
service shall not have expired.
Under these instructions unless they should
be hereafter modified, the several towns of this
State. in computing their respective quotas of
militia will be credited with any excess of vol
unleers heretofore furnished by them, above
their due proportion, whose stipulated terms of
service have not expired, and charged with any
deficiency.
6. 1t has been ordered by the Secretary of
War, that the draft for 800 600 militia, called
for by the President, be made on Wednesday,
the third day of September, between the hours
of nine O'Clock A. NJ, and five o'clock r. NJ.
and continue from day to day between the same
hours, until completed.
Special instructions for carrying this order
into effect in this State will hereafter be issued
from these Head Quarters, if the people OF the
State allow it to become necessary TO do so, by
emitting to offer the requisite number of men,
for doing which provision has been made by
General Order No. 10, dated August 10, 1862.
Farther instructions, for receiving men who Of
fer the mselves individually, in lieu of draft and
not by companies, will be hereafter issued to
the Selectmen.
By Order of His Excellency,
FREDERICK HOLBROOK,
Governor and COMMANDMENTS Chief
PETER T. WASHBURN,
Adjutdnt and Inspector General.