Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-05-01
From the Richmand Enn..

II ENROLMENT AND DISPOSITION OF REcpr1u-
An officer, not below the rank of Major, will h. ,
tailed each State take charge of the enrolma &C.
tering in subsistence transportation and disposition o
| recruits raised under this act Vi The
2. Application will be made, Immediately to the Co...
ors Of the several States for permission TO employ st9
granted, officers of the army will be selected BY the not
patnent to perform that duty, under such regllaons
the regulations of the respective States il regar to-
ry enrolment will be observed far applicable a
A. he enrolled men in each State will he cnII@.,
camps of instruction by the officers ia command of G IN
crus, the said camps to be selected with REFERENCE It.
portstion The number of these camps shall not Gus
two in each State, without authority from the Depa
and to each will be allowed quarteImaster and comm
| sary.
A. Tie commandants Of the camps of instruction in ,t
several States will call upon the Generals COMMANDING ~
military departments, in which their camps may be s re
ted for competent drill officers to instruct the recruits wa
will prepare them for the field rapidly possible T6u
viii them to be promptly vaccinated, and in orsa
them 10 the field WILL rs far practicable prefer ing
who have passed through the usual camp diseases Te
will establish hospitals in connection with their carns icy
make requisi ions for such medical attendance AID
may be required.
s The commandments of regiments bataIions. sone3.-
and unattached companies, in service the 10th 1E %
seEd copies of their muster rolls to the cOmmaudant If
proper camp of instruction in their respective States me
officers to take charge Of such recruits may be ur1
to said corps The said commsndants will apporon S
recruits among such corps in proportion to the dt6oi
Of each, except when otherwise specially directed bv G
Department. alotng as far practicable, each s9"5
corps the from the regions of country in which +
been raised. They will, from time TO time send a sn
bodies of recruits as are ready for the field and rep
the first Monday of every month the number of r,
in camp their condition, the number of during %
month"; and the regiments and corps to which they tre
sent.
g. The commandans of regiments and corps will lrst-i
butte the recruits among their several companies ami -
such have not the number of companies allowed Inv I
regiment, the said commandants may organize the T
qured number of companies, after first filling I'M the
existing companies to the minimum numbers required Nv
law that Is to say for each company of infaatrv ia NJ
Yates of cavalry 60 privates of artillery 20 piyates
7. The recruits will be apportioned among the several
of service according to their respective wants CON-
sulting far as practicable the preference of the men
Where greater number offer for particular arm than ram
be assigned to it, the distribution will be determined b
lot but recruits for the cavalry will only lie taken from
those who furnish their own horses.
IH-yoLUNTEERs FOR ENIIsTLNG CORPS
s. Persons liable to military service under the above
act not in service the 10Th Of April wishing to VOL
in sny particular company in Il Confederate service
the 10th day of April may report themselves prior o
their enrolment at camp OF Instruction within their re,
the field and sent to the said company until the same Shall
| be filled up.
g. Recruiting officers m be detailed with the norrof
sion of the Generals commanding military departments by
the commandments Of regiments and corps and sent to their
respective States for the purpose of receiving such @
ments and corps in conformity with recruiting regularlns
heretofore adopted General Order No 6 volunteers de-
string to Join them Such volunteers NAV be assemtt
the camps of Instruction in taer States pepare
for the field and sent to their respective regiments and cor
until same shall be filed up or if ready for the f
may be ordered directly to their corps by the officer so re
cruitng them.
y.-voLUNTEER coFPs HERETOFORE AUTHORIZED.
10. Persons liable to military service under this act and
not in service the 10th day of Apr may until the IL
day of May next volunteer in corps heretofore authorized
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Of state part of the quota therefore, pursuance
of call made upon such State by the President Persons
authorized to raise such CORPS who may that dav
have the necessary number of enrolled and mustered
into service according to the terms of their authority Will
proceed with their to camp of instruction their re-
spectVe states, and VIII deliver their muster rolls the
Commandant thereof
Ii. The commandments such corps as are completed on
or before the 18th day Of May and not otherwise ordered
will report the commandments of the recruits of their re-
specve States, and with their corps will placed by him
in camp Of instruction, and reported immediately fl n
Department. Such corps will be under the command Of
the commandments OF recruits in their respective States ami
will be prepared for the field in like manner with the re-
cruits, until removed from the camp. They will only be
moved under orders from the Department from the Com
nahdng Genetal OF Inc army or III urgent cases from the
Commanding General of the military department in which
the camps may be situated and in such cases report viii
Immediately be made to the Department by the officer
command Of the camp.
V. ADDITIONAL CONSEQUENTIAL SERVICE
II. Under the prohibition of this against the crra
cation OF corps no further authority purpose
can be given except that specially provided for in
OF Congress- entitled An Act TO organize bands Of Par
san Rangers For this latter purpose, applications must
be made through the Commanding Generals the Military
Departments III which the said corps be employed
RE ORG AMI ALTON OF TWELVE MONTHS CORPS
- All gments, batallons fquad1ons, and companies
of twelve months volunteers will reorganize within orfv
days from the 10th of April, by eecting all their Offices
which they had right heretofore elect ard on such
said Brigade Commanders hereby ordered to fix and
announce the cay for SUCH reoganz ltion as soon as
practicable. No person who is to be discharged uTdr
the provisions of the Act will take part ia such election
IA. The of holding and certifying the elections viii
be in conformity with the laws of tie Sta from which
the the major part thereof may Gomez and when
the election Of field officers be made by company
officers, the latter will be first elected All certificate
of election will be returned to the Adiutant Generals
office and the oicers will be commissioned by tie Pres-
dent They will however, receiving cODv Of the
certificate Of election, Immediately upon duty
Officers not re-eec ed will be relieved from duty ard the
brigade commander will return their the Depart
ment.
VII. CORPS RAISED FOR LOCAL DEFENCE
10. Corps raised tor local defence will retain their
organization during the term of such enlistment unless
previously d.sbanded; but members of such corps may
volunteer into corps Tor general service herein above
provided.
| VII DISCHARGES.
16. When any company now in service for twelve
months shall before the 18th day OF July
maximum numbers prescribed by this without includ
men may De discharged snd such OF them remain in
service the said day will, upon their application be dis
charged, whether such maximum be attained not.
II. The right change company or corDs in virtue f
re-enlistment ceases to exist by the epea Of all
regard to eenlistment but transfers OF individuals or Of
companies may be made heretofore, within the dis.
cretlon of the Department.
| X. SUBSTITUTES.
Is. When person liable to military duty urder lj3
act, but yet mustered into service in any company
desires to furnish substitute he shall report himself
with the substitute, to the cammandant Of Of
strrcuon, aud II the substitute be lawfully exempt from
military duty, and examination by surgeon or asss-
ant surgeon be pronounced sound and in al respects fit
Tor military service he may be accepted a1d enrolled and
the person furnishing such substitute discharged by
the commandment Of the camp. But Substitute shall be
entitled TO transportation other allowance the expense
OF the Government until so accepted and enrolled.
i XI EXEMPTIONS.
49, Persons claiming exemption from military Guty under
this act shall be required by the enrolling officers to make
oath that they lawfully exempt under Of Con
gess and shall be furnished by him with certificate Of
| sucn exemption
General Pentss, captured by troops at Shiloh il
same notorious Linconite who offered $500 last fall
st. Louis, for rebel.
i Am Attractive Erane OF tho Service,
The following is the bill passed bv Congress Thereto