Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1862-10-17
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On the 2lst Of May last. the Secretary Of
War called on \erm mt for one Regiment Of
Infantry, q be raised immediately, acc0m-
panied by request 10 raise as many regi-
meuts thereafter as possible, within a specii-
ed time. Under this cIu the Ninth BeEi-
meut of Infantry was raised, and was ordered
int1 camp at Br4ttleb1rJ hut before It was
fully organized, and about the 50 OF July
last. the call was issued by the President Of
the United States for three hulired thousand
three-years troops. and the call of the Sscre-
tIry OF War, made in May for fifty thousand
thIec-years men, ,'undcr which the raising Ji
the Ninth Regiment commenced, was merys .
IN the larger number required by the Presi-
dent The Ninth Regiment lett camp, for
Washington on the 18th Of July and was the
lstregiment furnished by any State under the
calls, first for fifty thousand, and second, for
three hundred thousand three-years troops.
Early in July last, recruiting agents were
appointed for raising the Tenth and Eleventh
Regiments Of Infantry. The State was di-
yided into twenty districts a principal re-
cruiting officer appointed IN each, with di-
rections to raise full company of men,
which IN nearly every district was accom-
Ilished. These two Regiments went into
camp at BHttlebJro, between the 10Th and
10th Of August The Tenth regiment left
camp for Washington on the OH and the
Eleventh Regiment on the 7th, Of September
last.
Twelve hundred three years men for the
old Regiments, were also recruited, mostly
in the months of August last, and were sent
70 fll companies in those Regiments more or
less diminished by the casualties Of the ser
vice These men were ordered 70 Burling-
ton for muster and TO receive their advance
paw and bounty, and each man was allowed
70 designate the company and regiment in
which he would prefer TO serve. The men
have been sent forward from Burlington to
their respective Regiments, in detaclmeuIs
Of from two to three hundred men each.
The quota Of Vermont, under the call for
three hundred thousand three years men,
was made up as follows
In the Ninth, Tenth and Eleventh
Regiments there were about, 5000 men
were 1900 6.
Raised under call Tor
500 600 men 1913 men
Quota due under call
for 500 600 men 3l0O
Which subtracted from -
the number actually raised
leaves an excess TO be credited
Of 673 men
These, added to the numbers ac-
tually raised under the call for
800 600 three years men, make 1873 a."
On the 4th Of August last, call was Is
sued by order OF the President Of the United
States. for a draft Of 800 600 militia, accom-
panied by orders specifying the time, and
directing the mode, Of the draft. Imme-
diately on receiving this call, an Order was
issued by the Sate authorities Of Vermont,
calling out the organized companies Of mill
tia in the State, u s,Tve for the period Of
nine months in the service Of the United
States, directing them to fll their ranks to
the legal standard, and authorizing them 70
receive into their ranks tn q Gas OF adjacen
towns till the companies should reach the
maxim of l0l men each. An Order was
also issued for new enrolment Of the mill
tia Of the State, preparatory 10 a draft on
the lst Of September, should a draft become
necessary and this order was accompanied
by proposition 10 the people of Vermont,
that, ifthey should 50 elect, they might fur
| nish the quota of the S.ate-lorty-eigh hun
dred and niuety-eight men-by voluntary
action-town officers and patriotic citizens
raising the quotas Of their respective towns,
in their own way, and adjacent towns COM
/ binin- their several quotas in companies Of
l0l men each, which companies on beng
I tentered TO the State authorities, in lieu Of
drafted men, would be accepted as such. pro-
I vided a proper roll accompanied the tender,
/ giving the names and residences Of the men,
! and binding them by a suitable contract to
serve for the period Of nine months, in lieu
OF drafted militia, receiving the pay
Of militia, and subject to the rules
and regulations governing militia in the SER
vcs OF the United States. Knowing that the
people of Vermont are proyerbial for the
prompt. economical and Efficient manage
ment Of their afflirs, | thought It proper to
MAKE them such proposition, leaving them
to raise the requisite number Of men wholly