, 1862-08-02
FROM SPRINGFIELD.
GRATIFYING PROGRESS OF
RNLISTMENTS.
PROPOSED ENHOLLMENT
OF THE MILITIA.
Members of the New
- Regiments.
MORE SURGEONS WANTED.
'EHeein3 nfsuafrh ia the F!f,frprn Tefhrne q

Especial DIspstch to the Chicago Tsthune.l +
sPR1HaFlEID, August l, 1864
Reports from the aonthern and central parts !
of the State, show Enthusiastically that the regi- /
ments In these portions Of the State will soon
be flied. S1xteen regiments are now organ-
izipg, and unless the harvest IN the northern
counties prevents, all these regiments will
probably be full by the first Of next month
Quaztermasters have been appointed and sup
plies sent forward to-day to camps at Aana, |
Union county, Centraha, Peoria, Mattoon and
Kankakee, at au Of which places recruits are
already arriving.
Notwithstanding these encouraging ap-
pearances, things look little like drafting.
An important circular issued, today by the
a0jutant general to all the county clerks iu
the State, has 3 squint that way. Tnese
clerks are notified to Immediately forward
lists Of all men in their counties able to do
military dnty. The circular must either be
| the fore-runner Of drafting or the Immediate
organization OF the militia Of the State, or
perhaps both. That Illinois is now about to
put forth her greatest energies is p}ainl5 evi-
dent from the active preparations going on in
| the military department, and the activity dis
| played in every part OF the State
| Numbers have to-day been assigned to q
part Of the new regiments organizing, rs :ol-
lows:
Bo.rd Of Trade regiment. Chicago ..-..--- No 2
Regiment organizing at Springfield -.....~.No. 73
! Regiment organizing at Rockford. ....NO. Il
Regiment organizing at Dixon .-..-.-.-..N0- Is
Regiment organizing At Kankakee ~.-..-.- No g
Regiment organizing at Peoria .--.-.--..~:No z
Regiment organizing at Quincy ..--...----Sp g
Regiment organizing at Mattoon- ..-...--. No. II
Regiment organizing at Cenrraia No. 81
Regiment organizing at Anna ......-...-No- 81
An important order has just been received
from the war department authorizing the ap-
pointment Of an additional assistant surgeon
to each volunteer regiment. This policy has
been pressed by this State upon the attention
Of the general government for mouths, and in
the absence Of authority until NOW the State
has employed many Of them at its Own e1-
pense. AS the medical board Of the State
meets here next Monday, it is hoped
that the very best surgeons Of the State vii
come forward and be examined and take theil
place. Why should they not, for it is .ns
greater sacrifice for them to abandon gooi
practice and take care OF ou: suffering soldier:
| than it is Tor others who are nor coming for
ward to render service.
SPRINGFIELD, Ill., August l.-IQe 1olioss
: | irg ins:1uctions have this day been sent to tn
Z county clerks Of the various counties Of thi
g State:
l aTnder The provisions Of An net to amen,
r chapter seventy Of the revised statute ap
proved May ed, 1861, all free, white, able
= bodied citjzers Of ibis State, over the age q
i eighteen ard under forty five years, ar. 1ta1l
to military duty; ard for the purposes Of sal
# act, permanent residents shall be deemed cit
- ! zens.
. ts1t is made the duty Of assessors to max
~ ard file in the cf1ice Of the county clerk {
It each county a complete list Of such person
" this day, and it is also made your duty. I
" forthwith forward . copy Of said lists to tt
= adjutant general Of the State for record.
n =: The present cxlgencies Of the public Sc
le vice require that the duties enjoined upon d
sesBofs and county clerks shall bt prompt
h. performed and you are ho-o-J -Aet.n-A ~
~ required to forward said list to this depar
y ment without dtlay.
10 !" In case any assessor in your county ne
~ 1ects TO file such lists in youT off,e, rs r
" quired by taid law, you will please notify I
< | Immediately of Ruch failure
~ ~ tsAL1EN c. FULLER, AdJt Gen'l-n -