The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1862-08-30

~ The following is the order OF the Gov
ernor prescribing the mode of enrolling the
Militia. It 10 directed to the Sheriffs Of the
several counties:
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF IowA,l
Iowa City, Aug. is, 1862.
S1R:-Under authority and direction of Cen
eral Orders No. 90, of the War Department,
dated at Washington August 9th, 1869, embrae-
ing Regulation for the enrolment and draft of
the required Enrolment within the county of
-, State of Iowa.
Nrst-You will proceed to enroll in the form
of proper and convenient lists, and in alphabet
ical order, all able bodied male citizens in your
county, between the ages of eighteen and forty
five, enrolling those of each Township under the
separate head of such Township. Such enroll
ment will include all persons temporarily alb
sent, and all now in the service of the United
States.
Second-In such lists you will place opposite
the name of each person in separate columns
lot, the aged, occupstion-3d, whether he is
in the service of the United States, and if in
such service, whether IS q volunteer or in other
capacity or, if other facts exist determining
his exemption from duty, you will state the same.
Third-1f any person 80 enrolled is found to
belong to either Of the following classes, you
will specify that fact under the third column,
mentioned above; namely, persons now in the
military service of the United States, all Tele-
graph operators and constructors actually en-
gagged on the fifth (bth) day of August, eighteen
hundred and sixty two (ls62, engineers Of loco.
motives on rail roads, the officers Judicial and
Executive of the Government of the United
Stvtes, the members Of both houses of Congress
and their respective officers, all custom house
officers and their clerks, oil post officers aud
stage drivers who are employed in the care and
conveyance of the mail of the Post Office of the
United States, all ferrymen Who are employed at
any ferry on postroad all pilots, all mariners &C.
tually employed in the sea service of any citizens
or merchants within the United States, oil engi-
neers and pilots of registered or licensed steam
boats and steamships, and all exempted by the
laws of this State. So s'tq8
Fourth-Immediately upon the completion Of
the enrolment required, you will file the list Of
enrolled persons in the Office the Sheriff of your
county, and 1t oncegiv notice thereof to -----
Who has been, appointed in your county, Com
quired BY said General Orders No. %.
The enrolment required - aforesaid must be
made with al possible dispstch, and for that
purpose you are authorized to avail yourself Of
the assistance Of reliable persons in any town
ship where necessary. If the Militia of your
county has been already enrolled under the laws
Of this State, it is intended that such lists be
used in making up the enrolment herein requir.
ed as far - practicable, but you will make such
additions and alterations % may be needed to
complete the same. iax 1895 $50 sssj3tE. .
| All reasonable and Iproper expenses Of such
enrolment will reimbursed by the United States,
upon vouchers showing the detsils Of service
performed and expenses incurled,t TO be approved
by me, as will be seen BY reference to said Gen
eral Orders No. 90 ia,
81 ssf SAMUEL T. KIRKWOOD, sa p's5
f3{ Governor of the State of Iowa.