The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-08-18
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Regulations for the Enrollment oil
Three Hundred Thousand SOC, 600
Militia.
War DEPARTMENT, WAsHiserox, 1
August Sth, 1862.
Adiatant General Of Iowa.

wAa pxr ARTmEsr, wAsnlseroxl
August, sth, 1862
To Coz. Sap,sel J. Ksrkssood, Dassapoys.
In pursuance ef nsdss by The President Of the
United States. bearing dsts August fonrsh sigk
teen sixty-tSo iitss2 Whereby 1t 10 provided that
draft ofthr-e hund mi iiia be INN ssatey
cs!e Into HE service OF the United States 70 serve
fsr nins ~ months. uniess discharged and
that the Secretary Of war shAii assign the quotas TO
The States, and establish reg ulatons tyr The draft
no. that II any STATE saaIl NO, By the iisssth stnl
of August furnisL ~ quota OF the afdi,onal three
hundred thousand volunteers aAilsf1sd by Law. the
deficiency in that stale shall be maize up by special
draft from The militia, and That the s. creArf of way
shall establish tssustons Il ihs purposs 1t or
dered,
Finer III he Of the respective States
VIII proeeed frtNtsn 10 furnish respective quo
tas OF thrce .1. tLousAad militia, called for by
the order vi Me dated the fourth day ofAs-
gust esEhs-sn axty-two !lsd21, which quotas have
been fufsished TO HE Governors the States respect
lively, BY comns ase., ons from this Department OF
this dasc according 70 The reEuissions AsreiI Sci
forth
Sreosp lad The Governor OF the several sis.es
are hereby requested u trth~nh Gesisnai~ rem ass
voos Tor The d .ftsd niIl. ot ststss and TO ap
point conmAndaats therefor, and 70 notify the seere
1ry OF War ofihe location Of such rendezvous,
names OF the c"nnAndants. IL h important that the
rendezvous should be few In NUMBER aud scatnd With
view 10 convenience oftransportation.
THRp t3ii-Ihe Governors OF the respective States
will cause an roiiment be forthwith made by Inc
Assessors Of the several Counties or Is, All other Of
neers to be appointed by such Governors OF an adj.
bodied mae citizens between the ago. ofeixhtesu
iirI asatohy-hse Al wishin The respective counties
o. a.
with remarks showing whether Ia the service of
the 0niiud States and what cspscis aas mn, ohe,
facts which may determine his exem ptiou from au.,
Airsasonale and Iroper penses Of iuivn,
Ana of the dfaft hereiHster provided will be reim.
Dnrsed By lie lE!ird STAT uson vouchers show Iug
the detailed siasenen, of services performed and
penses incurred, TO be approved BY tuch Gov.rnors
ieusra abb Where Ie provision is made by Law
ia sns STATE faf carrying iIto tHet the iran hereby
ordered. where sNeh provisious are la any manner
defective such draft shall be CONNECTED a. telllws
Ftra list Immediately uIon Completion of the
enreilment the ists OF enroed p shall be ned
In tbs eees Of The sherirs OF counties in which
such enrolled persons reside.
Seeos1 Iodl. The Governor of the several states
shall aproant Commissioner for each county Of their
respective state, hose day ii shall be 10
tie draft. g. and Lear and determine the excuses OF
persons eaini. /, be exempt from military duty -
sneh Commission shal receSe ION of four
~ dollars per die. day he may be actually
employed Ia It's discharge 81 duties as such Com
snissi0ner.
TAna sd The enrolling onicer shall immediately
upon the ng of the enrolment lisis o,ify said Com
missioner that said lists have been 40 Hl ed and said
Commissioner shalt thereupon giye notice By hand
bills posted in each Township 10 his County Of ,hs
time and place at which claims Of exemption will b.
received and determined By him. and shall the time
TO Dc specified in the order Aforesaid within ten DAYS
OF the hing u the enrolment which the draft shall
Be made and all persons claiming 10 be exempt from
military duty shall, he fore u4s ds. Fixed for the draft
make proof ef such exemption before said Commits
s.onsr and nfound sutcient his name shall bo ssrck
from the list By red line thro rh IL leaving
1t still legibie The Comm shalt In ike man
nsr, strike from the lists the ali De rsoas nov
In tho mftary servtce Of The United States ali ter-
graph operators and constructors actually eugagrd On
the nfsh tathl day Of August eighteen hundred sixty-
two Itetol. eeLees locoS.sives ON rA,,ro the
Vice President VI The United States the officers Judicial
and executive OF the Government or the United States
the members Of both no CoLgress and their re-
spechse oficsrs. al custom house officers aud their
clerks all post ci'esrs s stage drivers ahe are en-
poyed 10 the and eoLsu, ance OF The mali of the
Post ONCE OF the United slAt~s ferr, men who are
al
actually employed In the service OF any cit
u meschsnt within the United States all engineer.
and pieis OF rcgisterod Or licensed steamboats, and
steamships. AID all persons exempted by the law. Of
The respective ststes from military duty ON sufficient
evidence or on his personal knowledge that said per
sons belong to any OF the aforesaid classes whether
the exemption y claimed or Not Exemption will 10,
be made for disability unless be Of such
Character ss to render hs person unit for service for
perod Of more than thirty 1901 days To b. certified
BY surgeon appointed By the Governor in each couu-
~ fer that parpose.
Firth l5th.-At the time nxed Is before provided nv
tho Commissioner for making the draft the ,herif Of
the county, or IN his absence such person rs tho Conn
missioner may appoint, shall In the presence Of s.
Commissioner, publicly place in wheel or box Of
Ike character 10 such used for drawing jurors
separate folded ballots containing tAsmes Of eli Dor
sous remaining on said roment not strick en- o.,
- before provided, and proper appointed BY
the Commissioner and blindfolded shall eGsrlupou
draw from said box or wheel nuulbel Of bsoxs eouai
to the number Of drafted n1ed u the Governor
Of such ssAts - the proper quota Of sueh np4ats
SIXTH iSth IA printed or written MOTH, r
ronnentaLd draft and Of the place OF re11ssS IN. &c
Inc GRATED military force shsl hsIsupon be ssryed b,
person 70 b appointed By Ms Connasstooer u,,on
each psfson dssfs<d either BY delivering tho same In
person VI ~ 'sssns u his last and know p,aee Of
residence.
skvlAlH l7'hl ANY periea SO drafted msy oner
:. .aS iaAe VI Ae lenasxyous Of the drafted
militia force, and slch substitute, " hs shall be
abie-bodaed man between the ages eighteen Isl ana
sorty l4SJ years and shall consent, in wiring
Win the consent of his parents guardian To sthe
himself 70 ali the duties sud obligations TO which his
principal would have been subject had he personally
served, shall b. accepted in lieu Of such principal
EioHrn lsshl-The persons thus drsf.d sh.,1 y.
semble n the county seat OF .her respective couuue.
within i've Isl days after the Of drafting whence
trsnsportation wall 10 i.iLshcA them BY tho Goyey
Of The several States y the place OF rsndssyous
NiATA lSthl As soon the draft has bean m -.