Washington telegraph., 1862-05-21
TIE CDNSCRIPTION ACT.


by authority, far the infJrma;ion Of the pub
liz:
n.-EnroHmelt and Deposition Of Recruits.
|. An officer mt below the rank NJ NItf,r
will be detailed for each State T. take char,
of the enrolment, musterin. in srb-is.,ns,
transportation. anl disposition Of The recruit.
raised uD'ler this act.
= Applications will be made Immediately to
the Governors Of the several State- for prr
mission ID employ State officers fnr -lil en-
rollment, ami in case such permission Il nlt
granted officers of the army wi be selected
by the Department TO perform that dntv. nR-
der such regulations as may be prescribe J. -
Where State officers are employed. the re.'ti-
tions of the respective States in regard 70 mil
itary enrolment will be Observed IL rar Nv
applicable.
J. The enrolled men OF each State will he
collected in camps VI instruction by thr ofli-
GERS in command of the recruits, tue sail camps
to be selected with reference to health, aul the
facilities for obtaining subsistence ani trans
portation. he number Of these camps -linl! nat
exceed two in each State, withou; authority
from the Deyai tmcnt, anil to each shall h: li-
allowed q qulrtermastcr AMI commi-itr trT.
4. The CImmanlaHts Of the camps OE in-
struction ia the several States will call up,n
n
partmcnts III which their camps may he -irn-
ated, for competent drill officers t. Instruct
the recruits. and will prepare them fpr tue
field rapid " possible they will cin Fe
them to be properly y4einatcl, an |. III rr l.r-
ing them to the field will. .as flr a. practicable
prefer those who haze passed through the r..t-
ular camp diseases. Thry will establish u .-
pitals in connection with their camp, AMI
make requisition for such medic i attenll lae
and stores may ha required.
3. The commanlants Of regiments bait y
lions, squadrons. and unattached companies, IN
service on the lGih inst /, will send copies Nj
their muster rolls 70 tic cOmmanlaHt WI the
proper camp Of instruction in their respective
States, with officers 70 take charge of such
cruits a. may be furnished ID saiu corps. The
said commandant viii apportion the rccl1its
among such corps in proportion to the deiicien-
cy Of each, except when otherwhi-c specially
ordered by the department, al!Ottng far
practicable to each such corps the men from
the regions of country which it has been
raised. Theywill from time ID time. send nT .pch
bodies Of recruits a. arc ready for thr frlh.
AMI viii report the tir-t Monday of .r-
month the number of recruits in camp. iH-r
condition, the number sent of during iar
month. and the re cgin:uts and corps % wI.c.
they were sent.
~ The c0mmaE llui- 1f regiments 4l ] chrp-
vii! distribute tie recruits an ong their several
companies, and ia slca - may E4t have i.r
number of companies allowed Ly llw X, . yc--
iment, the slil ccnlnanilnts may organize tAe
required number Of new companies, after af-t
filing out tic existing companies II tnr mimi
mum number required Ms aw--thlt i4 tl -ly
for each company Of infantry, 81 rriyltes; Of
cavalry, 90 privates, Of artillery. 40 priyltcs.
4. the recruits will N, app1rtionel amlnt
the several arms Of service. according tD their
respective wants, consulting. As far as practical
bic, the preference of the men Where a
greater number offer for particular arm than
can be assigned to it, the distribution will be
determined by lot: but recruits for cavalry will
only be taken from those who furnish thair
own horses.
TotuHteers for EliistiRy Corps.
N s. Persons liable f1r military service un .IcI.
the above act, not in service on the 10th day Of
April. and wishing to volunteer in any par.ic-
ular company in the Confederate service 0n TILE
\ 10th day 10 April. may report themselves prior
7 To their enrolment at camp Of insti nc ton
within their respectiv, States, ". ere they will
be enrolled. prepared frr tile field. ami -cnt II
the said company until the same shall BE- ilIr,l
up.
0. Recruiting cfIiccrs may be detailed with
Y the permission nf the Generals comm ~ .tite
military departments by the commandaAj~ 81
reginents and corps and sent 10 their rc-pee-
\ ti,e States for Tie purpose Of recruiting tor
such regiments aud corps. in conformity with
recruiting regulations heretofore adopted.
N General Order No. 4, volunteers desising ID
join them. Such volunteers may be assembled
I Mt the camps of instruction in their respective
\ States. prepared for the field, and sent to their
N respective regiments and corps until the same
shall be iillcd up: or, if ready for the field,
may be ordered directly to their corps by the
officer % recruiting them.
lv-To,mteer Corps heretofore Authorized.
4 TO- Persons liable to military service under
N this act. and not in service the 10th day of
/ April, may, until the l7Jh day of May next,
/ volunteer in corps heretofore authorized to he
raised bp The Secretary of War, or by the hx-
ecuiive Of any State, as part Of the quota
! thereof. in pursuance Of a cal! mlle M n
such State hy the President Persons antHnr-
lied u raise such corps who may not On ihrt
iay have the nccc.J4rv number of men en-
4 rolled aud mustc.c,t into service according to
Y the te.mS Of their authority, viii pruccc with
their rIen to "a camp Of instruction in their
respective States, anI VIII deliver their mu ter
\ rolls ~ the commln liant thereof.
| H. The cpmmanlnnt1 of such corps are
completed on or before tho lIth day of May,
and not otherwise ordered will report to the
II
/ tive States, AMI with their corps will be placed
by him in camp of instruction, and report
| Immediately to ihe Department. Such corps
| will be under command of the commandants ~
recruits of their respective States, and with
their corps will be prepared for the fell ~
| like manner with recruits, ultil removed from
the camp. They will only be moved under
orders from the Department from the com
manding General of the army. or in urgent
cases, from the commanding General OF the
military department in which the camps may
| be situated; and in such cases report viii I'M
mediately be made to the Department BY the
officer IN command of the camp.
v.-Aaiifionat Corps-GuerriAd Serpiee.
H. Under the prohibition Of this act against
the organization of new corps, no further
authority for that purpose can be gwen,
except that specially provided for in the act Of
Congress, entitled IAN Act to organize bands
of Partizan Rangers" For the latter pur-
pose, applications must be made through the
commanding Generals Of the military depart
ments in which the said corps is to be EN-.
ployed.
yI.-Reorcanization Of TrelUe Months Corps.
IL. All regiments, battalions, squadrons,
and companies of twelve months volunteers
| will reorcanize within forty days from the 18th