Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-08-11


ecutiye of the Government of the United |
States, the members of both Houses OF Con-
gress and their respective officers, an Gus
tom-house officers aud their clerks, all Fost-
officers and stage divers who are employ
ed in the care aud conveyance OF tue maii
of the post Office of the United States, all
ferrymeu who are employed at any ferry on
the post roads, all pilots and mariners ac-
tualiy employed in the sea service OF any
citizen or merchant within the United
States, all engineers aud pilots of register
! ed or licensed steamboats, and steamships,
and all persons exempted by the laws OF
the respective States from military duty on
sufficient evidence or his personal knowl-
edge that said persons belong TO any OF the
aforesaid classes, whether the exemption
| is claimed by them or not. Exemption
will not be made for disability unless it be
| of such permanent character as to render
the person unfit for service for period of
more than thirty days, to be certified by
surgeon appointed by the Governor in each
county for that purpose.
Fifth. At the time fixed as before pro-
vided by the Commissioner, for making the
draft, the Sheriff of the county, or in his
absence such person as the Commissioner
may appoint, sh@ll, in the presence of sad
| Commissioner, publicly place in a wheel or
box, of like character to such as are used
for drawing jurors, separate folded ballots
containing the names of all persons re-
mining on said enrolment lists not
stricken off, as before provided; and a
proper person, appointed by the Commits
sioner, and d-folded, shall thereupon
draw from said box or wheel, a number of
ballots equal to the number Of drafted men
fixed by the Governor of such State as the
proper quota of such county.
Sixth. A printed or written notice of his
enrolment and draft, and of the place of
rendezvous of the drafted militia force,
shall thereuPon be served, by person to
be appointed by the Commissioner upon
each person so drafted either by deliver
ing the same in person or by leaving it at
his last known place of residence.
Seventh. Any person so drafted may
offer a substitute Mt the time of rendezvous
of the drafted militia force, and such sub
stitute if he shall be an able bodied man
between the ages of eighteen and forty five,
and shall consent in writing with the con-
= sent of his parents or guardian if minor,
subject himself to all the duties and
obligations to which his principal would
have been subject had he personally
= served shall be accepted in lieu of such
, principal
5 Eighth. The persons thus drafted shall
. assemble Mt the county seat of their respec-
tive counties within FIVE days of the time
/ of drafting, whence transportation will be
= furnished them by the Governors of the
Y several States to the place of rendezvous.
0 Ninth. AS soon MS the draft has been
made and the names marked on the enroll
ment lists. the commissioner will send a
copy of the same to the Adjutant General
of the State, who will Immediately organize
the drafted men into companies aud regi
ments of infantry by assigning one hun.
dred and one men to each company and ten
companies to each regiment, and send n
copy of the organization to the commend
t ant of the rendezvous.
: Tenth AT the expiration of the time al
e lowed for the drafted men to reach the rem
l., devious, the commandant shall proceed tC
+ complete the organization of the companies
d and regiments by proclaimiug the names
o | OF the regimental commissioned officers
: which shall be designated in accordance
+ with the laws of the respective States, the
i number aud grade being the same as in the
}, volunteer service; and in case the laws Of
b any State shall provide for An election o.
= officers, they shall be elected under the di.
) rection of one OF the comma dants of the
: rendezvous, and reported forthwith to the
p Governor of such State in order that they
| may be commissioned; and the non-com.
= missioned officers may be appointed either
before or after muster, as the Colonel o.
: the regiment shall direct.
b Eleventh, AS soon as the officers of the
d companies are designated, the muster rolls
t be made out under the direction of the
/, commandant of the rendezvous, and thu
b troops inspected and clustering officers
= appointed tor that purpose.
Twelfth. In States where eulstmeRts
o have been made by municipalities and
towns, instead of counties, the Governors
i of such States authorized to apply the
o foregoing rules of draft to such municipal.
tiles and towns, instead of counties.
Thirteenth. Provost Marstnls will be ap.
u pointed by the War Department iurhe severl
; States on the nomination of the Governors
thereof, with such assistants as may BIZ
necessary to enforce the attendance of al
= drafted persons who shall fail 20 attend t
such places of rendezvous.
Fifteenth. In case any of the States shall
Z not, by the 10Th day of August, furnish its
II quota of the additional three hundred
= thousend volunteers called for by the Pres.
e ident on the % day of July, 1862, all in
u complete regiments shall then be consoli-
= dated, under the direction of the Governors
: of the respective States; and if an addi.
> tional draft shall be made, as before pro-
e vided, sufficient to fill up such quota, the
u number to be drafted from each county OF
) the State to be fixed by the Governor there.
: of.
Sixteenth. From and afterthe 18th day Of
! August no new regiments of volunteers
: will be organized, but the present bounty
and advance pay will continue to be paid
those volunteering to go into the old regi-
Il meuts.
By order of the Secretary of War.
, l.. THOMAS, -4dJt General
, The Feeling In Tyler and WetzeI