Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1862-08-21
STATE OF VERMONT.
,r,r. AND INs GENERALS OFFICE,
Woodstock, Aug, 10, 1862,
GENERAL ORDER No, n,

GENERAL ORDER No, Ia,
The Listers of the several towns in this
c,s,e are hereby directed TO return TO the OF
Co. of the Adjatant and Inspector General
:, This State, at Woodstock, on or before the
Vwsnv-fah day of August A. ID, 1862
.,Delve o'clock, noon, full and correct lists OF
the names Of all persons, who have yolun-
tesred, previous TO the first day of May, A.
n 1862, to serve in any of the regiments,
oomnanies, or batteries of Vermont Volun,
terrs for the term OF three years, who were
,rtua residents of such town, al the time
tbey so volunteered, and who have been mus,
tered into the service of the United States.
, The name Of each man entered upon
snob lists must be written plainly and cor.
rectly, with the first name written IN full, the
regiment aud company of each man must be
stated and if any man, whose name is en-
tered upon such lists, shall have died or en-
discharged, previous to the issuing of this or.
der. the facr of his death, or discharge, must
be stated in the column OF remarks.
8. The names Of those persons, who have
volunteered since the first day OF May, A. ID.
1862, or of those who have volunteered in
regiments raised in other States, or who have
enlisted in the Regular Army, or Navy, are
not to be entered upon the lists. The names
and residences of all who have enlisted since
May |, 1862, and who shall enlist, up to the
FIRST day of September, will be taken from
the original contracts of enlistment, on file
in the office OF the Adjutant and Inspector
General
4. Nothing contained in this order is inten.
ded to affect or modify the requn ements of
General Order No 10, issued from these
Head Quarters, August g. 1862, nor in any
manner to vary the quotas therein assigned
TO the several towns for filling the old regi
ments now in service. 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 regime ITS now in
service, is extended TO the first day of Sep
TENDER. Notice has been received fIom the
Secretary of War, that on that day a special
draft will be ordered for the deficiency.
And nothing contained in this order is
intended to affect or vary the performance of
the duty imposed upon Listers by General
Order No, II, dated August II, 1862, and
the Instructions which were issued herewith
5, Special instructions have been received
from the Secretary of War, that, in proper
tioning the quota of the State upon the sever
al towns in the State, allowance is to be
made TO the towns for all volunteers hereto
fore furnished 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 res
pectve quotas OF militia, will be credited with
any excess of volunteers 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 100000 militia, called
for by the President, be made on Wednesday,
the third day of September, between the
hours OF nine o'clock A. M. and five o'clock
P. NJ, and continue from day to day between
the same hours, until completed.
Special instructions for carrying this or
der INTO effect in this state will be hereafter
issued from these Head Quarters, if the peo-
pie of the State allow it to Become necessary
to do so, by emitting to offer the requisite
number of men,-fer doing which provision
has been made by General Order No. IS, da-
ted August IS 1862. Farther instructions,
for receiving men who offer themselves ind
vidually, in lieu of draft, and not by compa-
MES, will be hereafter issued by the Select
men. @
By order of His ExcelencyT
.ss FREDERICK HoLBRooK,
Gov. and Commander in Chief
PETER T. WAsHBURN, -..eH ..
Adit. and ms. General. t.. .aH