Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1862-08-14
GENERAL ORDERS NO

UOr. u. Il. AnuTetC:
Regulations for the enrolment and draft of
three hundred thousand militia, in pursuance
of an order by the President of the United
State, bearing date Aug. 4, 1862, whereby it is
provided that draft Of three hundred thou
sand militia be Immediately called into service
Of the United States, TO serve for nine months,
unless sooner discharged, ard that the Secre-
tary Of War shall assign the quotas to the
States and establish regulations for the draft
Also that if any States shall no, by the fifteenth
of August furnish its quota of the additional
three hundred thousand Volunteers authorized
by law, the deficiency of Volunteers in that
State shall also be made up by special draft
from the militia, and that the Secretary of War
shall establish regulations for this purpose.
1t is ordered First, the Governors Of the
respective States will proceed forthwith to fur
nish their respective quotas Of the three hun
bred thousand militia called for by the order of
the President, dated the lourt day of August,
1862, which quotas have been furnished to the
Governors respectively by communication from
this department of this date, according TO the
regulations henceforth set forth.
Second. The Governors of the several States
are hereby requested forthwith to designate
rendezvous for the drafted militia Of said States.
and to appoint commandans therefor, and to
such rendezvous and the names of the com.
mandants and it is important that the rem
devious should be few in number and located
with a view to convenience of transportation.
Third. The Governors of the respective
States will cause an enrolment to be made
forthwith by the assessors of the several coun-
tics or by any other officers, to he appointed by
such Governors, of all ablc-boded male cili
zens between the ages of Is and 40 within the
respective counties, giving the name, age and
occupation of each, together with remarks
showing whether he is in the service of the
United States, &C., and in what capacity or
any other facts which may determine his ex-
emp,ion from military duty. All reasonable
and proper expenses OF such enrolment and of
the draft hereafter provided, will be reimbursed
by the United States, upon vouchers showing
the detailed statement of service performed and
expenses incurred, approved by such Cover
nors.
Fourth. Where no provision is made by law
in any State for carrying into effect the draft
hereby ordered, or where such provisions are
in any manner defective, such draft shall be
conducted as follows:
First. Immediately upon completion Of the
enrolment, the lots of enrolled persons shall
be filed in the Offices of the shelifis of the
counties in which such enrolled persons reside.
Second. The Governors of the several States
shall appoint a commissioner for each comfy
of their respective States. whose duty it shall
he TO superintehd the drafting and hear and
determine excuses of persons claiming to be
exempt from military duty. Such commissions
ers shall receive a compensation of four dollars
per diem for each day he may be actually EN-
ployed in the discharge Of his duties as such
commissioner.
Third. The enrolling officer shall Immediate
ly, upon the filing of the enrolment list, notify
said commissioner that said lists have been so
filed and the commissioner shall thereupon give
notice by handbills posted in each township of
his county of the time and place Of which claims
OF exemption will be received and determined
by him, and shall fix the time to be specified in
the order aforesaid within ten DAYS of the FL
ing of the enrolment at which the draft shall
be nude, and all persons claiming to be exempt
from military duty shall, before the day fixed
for the draft, make proof OF such exemption
before said commissioner, and if found sufli-
cent his name shall be stricken from the list by
red line drawn through it still legibe. The
commissioner shall in like manner strike from
the list the names of all persons now in the
military service of the Unified States. All tel
egraph operators and constructors actually
engaged on the fifth day of August, 1862 F;
all engineers of locomotives on railroads,
the Vice President of the United States, the
offcers--judicial and execuiive--of the Gov
eminent Of the United States, the members of
both houses of Congress and their respective
officers all custom house officers and their
clerks all post officers and stage drivers who
are employed in the conveyance OF the mail of
the Post Office of the United States all ferry
men who are employed at any ferry on post
road all pilots all mariners actually en-
ployed in the sea service of any citizen or mer-
chant within the United States all engineers
ana pilots OF registered or licensed steamboats,