Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-09-08
MONDAY MORNING, SEPT. 8, 1862,
garrison equipage and military supplies whatsoever,

garrison equipage and military supplies whatsoever
through the General Commandant.
Upon the nomination of the commandants of the re-
spective camps, the general commandant will make de-
tails for duty post adutants and post quarterma
This order is necessary TO the knowledge al
central point of all facts and that central
of all NOV ements concerning the several militia rendeZ
vous which necessary to prevent mistakes and regu
late and SYSTEMATIC the expenditures which called
for by the encampment of the militia.
III. Each militia company applying to be placed in
camp will make application to the adutant general oT
special orders for that purpose and each application
must be accompanied by evidence the satisfaction of
e esn tsat the company is recruited to
will thereupon be issued by him rapidly camp
commodaons shall be provided by the federal officers
But the general commandant will see thatno company
SO ordered INTO camp shall be there received or permitted
TO enter the rendezvous unless it shall IN fact present
itself for admission with the full minimum aggregate of
" officers and men, according to the representation
been issued; and the general cOmmandant will see that
daily morning reports from each camp of rendezvous
made to the adjutant general.
These orders regulating receiving into rendezvous
those organizations formed under the militia laws,
found to be absolutely necessary Regiments not re-
cruted to thelegal standard useless and will be
accepted recognized by the department of Com
paes not u and not willing to belong to whatsoever
regiment in which their presence may be needed, may
create great embarrassment and of no avail. Re
corps not of the United States standard of organization
would involve the necessity Of ultimately disbandng
many, thereby creating great disappointment while it
would tend also to increase the number of corps in pro-
cess of formation beyond their capacity of prompt
pletlon ii the day OF drafting shall find us with many
supposed aud with but few cua and available military
the draft become of almost universal application.
All citizens arc therefore most respectfully and
nestv urged to exert their energies press the
recruitment with single eye to furnishing volunteers
and avoiding draft. II we seek exclusively even
primarily the interest of special corps the establish
ment OF new corps-scatterns aud not concentrating
the recruts,-mOst Of the labor being devoted
the nine months recruitment will have been wasted
Under the other policy will reward exertions
since blow will tell and every step progress help
the next
" Nothing in this order contained be construed
to prevent the receiving into the proper rendezvous
ther by squads or sngly any town quotas individuals
desiring to enlist but such squads or individuals will be
assigned TO such corps already organized in camp,
they may elect or the good of the service may require
v. All militia companies of infantry throughout the
commonwealth whether already rgauized Orrecruiting
on enlistment papers heretofore issued which shall uot
be recruited to the maximum of l0l officers and
or before the 10th day of September current will be liza
Die to be dsbanded and their transferred to 9TH
er corps In which they may be needed; and companies
Will be detached from attached regiments whenever
and according as it may appear desirable.
W. From and after this date the adjutant general will
issue orders for the organzati of new companies by
election of officers only after it shall sufficiently appear
to him that such companies fully recruited least
the number OF ephtythree andhat all said
nave been approved upon medical Inspection, and
ready to be mustered into the service Of the United
States
VII The adutant general will transmit copies of this
order and all special orders establishing camps of
devious ana appointing commandments therefor to the
department of war; and to all U. Quarermaster com
mssary, and mastering and dsbursng officers duty in
this commonwealth.
BY command of his excellencv JOHN A. ANDREW,
goNernorand commander in-chief
S. DIT WIN. SCliOULER Adj General.