, 1862-08-13
TIE COMING DRAFT,

TIE COMING DRAFT,
WASHINGTON, August ., 1861
! !, GENERAL ORDERS No. 90.-tioy. --.
F! a99@tions a9do noo 1oT the enrolment and draft
Der BY the President Of The United States,
eartng date August 4, 1862. wherebV
itis provided that draft Of 30O, 900 militia Be
| immediately called into the service Of the
S;eah En,so st3tes tor nine months, unless sooner
discharged, and that the secretary Of war
| aha,i assign the quota to the States. and e.
| tablsh regulations for the draft: nIs, that if
| any State shall not BY tho 18th Of Aurust fur.
| nlen us quota OF the additional 800 ,050 yolun-
pnteeps 10 3hat by T the Of
special draft from the militia, aud that the IL
&c ttes1.ateEy OF var shall establish regulations
| II Is ORDERED: 1st. That the COVER
noss eh re 1e FesRsStye States viz proceed
OF the 500, GEO militia called fof By the order
OF the president, dated the 14tb Of Aurnst
1oo3. which quotas have been furnished r. rhe
| governor, respectively. BY communie 1tion
~ % tha .as department of this date, according
l II
"a: The governors of the several States ara
| hereby requested forthwith to desipnate ran
otzFons 1or the drafted militia of said States.
! and 70 appoint commandments therefor, and to
notny the secretary Of war OF the location Of
| mapdants: It is Important shat the rendez-
sons should be few In numbers, aud slocaked
with View to convenience Of transportation.
~. Ihe governors OF the respective Statea
vi Mnt tS cause On enrollment to be made forthwith
uy tne assessors OF the several counties, or BY
aby other officers to be appointed by such
governors, Of all able-bodied male citIz.ns be-
tween the ages of eighteen and furtv-ttvr.
within the respective counties, giving tbs
name, oge AID occupation IF each, together
ssr1ic ssaIks ~ ths en9Wtng whether he is in the
racity, and any other facts which may deter
mine bis exemption from military duty, All
reasonable and proper expenses of such On
fonment and OF the draft hereinafter provided
VII pc reimbursed BY the United STATES upon
Vcuchets showing tho detailed statements Of
service performed and expenses incurred, to
be approved by such governors.
4t1 Where no provision is made By law in
any state tor carrying into effect the draft
hereby decteed. or where such provisions are
conducted as follows:
EsIse, lmInedistely upon completion Of the
enrolment the lists Of enrolled persons shan
be placed in the Office of the sherriffs OF the
side.
Second, The Governors Of the several States
Shall appoint commissioner for each comfy
OF thelr respective States, whose duty Il shalt
6e 70 sqpe1ntend the drafting and hear and
determine the excuses Of persons claiming to
m ns exempt 13 1fom military duty. Such com
missioner shall receive q compensation Of
four dollars per day for each day lie may be &C.
tuallly employed in the discharge Of such duty
as such commissioner.
Third, The enrolling officer shall Immediate
y Fon the filing Of the enrolment Il It notify
sad commits sioner that sald Lists have been SO
Tiled, and the commissioner ehaI thereupon
give notice, by handbills posted in each town
ship OF bis county, Of the time and place ct
winch claims Of exemption T1lI be received
4;1sa a1d determined yet BY him; aud shall fix the
within ten days Of the fling Of the enroli,. NIL,
ncnt, at wIich the draft shall be made,
AID all Fe1sors claiming to be exempt from
military duty shal, before the day liked for
tie draft, make proof Of such exemption be-
Tore said commissioner, and il found sufficient,
Lis name shall be stricken from tho LIST by q
legible. ~ 0'1-A
Fourth, The commissioner shall In Ike man
1er, strike from the List the names Of all persons
noW III the military service Of the United
States; all telegraph operators aud construc-
tors actually engaged on the 5sh day of Aug
ust, 1852; eng rccrs OF locomotives on rail-
roads; the Vice President Of the United
States; the officers, judicial and executive of
the government OF the United States; the
members OF both houses OF Congress aud their
and their clerks; all post officers and stage
drivers who are employed in the care and con
Eeyance Of the mail Of the postof1ices OF the
United States; all fer1ymen vino are employ
ed at any ferry on the post roads; all pilots;
all marines actually employed In the sea ser.
vice Of aIy citizen OF merchant within tie
United states; all engineers and pilots Of
registered q licensed steamboats, and steam
SLIPS, andal persons exempted by the laws Of
the rtspectiye States from military duty, on
s9mciehI evidence or on his personal knowl-
edge that said persons belong to any of the
atcresSld classes, whether the exe1nption is
claimed BY them or not. Exemption will uot
be made for disability, unless it be Of such
permanent character as to render the person
nnAt 1or service for period Of more than
ttlrty days, to be certified by surgeon ap-
pointed by the Governor in each county tor
that purpose.
Fs1h. At the tins fzed as before provided
BY the commissioner for making the draft, the
sherii OF the county, or In his absence such
person as the commissions may appoint, shall,
u tie presence OF said commissioned. pub-
hcly place in wheel or boz, Of like char
acter to such as are used for drawing Jurors.
separate folded ballots containing the names
o. all persons remaining on said enrolment
@A9t43 oob oHAACA Nu 1o NElUEE pT0F11EQ. ana
aproper person appointed by the commits
s1oner and h1indfolded, shall thereupon draw
from said box and wheel, q number Of ballots
equal to the number Of drafted men fixed bY
the Governor Of such State as the proper
quota Of such county.
Sixth. Aprinted OF written notice Of the en-
rollment and draft, and Of the place of rem
devious Of the drafted military force, shall
thereupon be served by q person to be ap-
pointed ~ the commissioner, upon each per
son Eo drafted, either BY delivering the same
in person, or by leaving 1t at lis LAST and
known place Of residence.
SszeHah, any person 80 drafted may offer
| substitute, Who shall be an abie-bodied man.
between the sges OF eighteen and forty-tlge,
and shall consent in writing, with the consent
se1 to all the oaths and obligations to which
ms principal would have been aubject, had ho
| such principal.
E;ghth, The persons thus drafted shall as
Bembie at the county seat OF their respective
counties within five days after the time for
drafting, whence transportation will be fur
ujshed them by the governors Of the several
st11es to the place Of RENDEZVOUS.
Ninth, AZ soon as the draft has been made
the commissioners will send copy Of the
drs1t to the commardant OF the Rendezvous,
AID arother copy Of the same to the adiutant
general Of the State, who will immediately or
game Inc Grated meD into companies and
regiments Of infantry, BY assigning 101 men
to each company, and ten companies to each
regiment, and send copy Of the organization
to the commandant of the rendezvous.
| Tenth, At the expiration Of the time allowed
! for the drafted men to reach the rendezvous,
the commandaDt shall proceed to complete
the organization of the companies zand Teqi-
| ments, BY preclaiming the name Of the regi-
mental commissioned officers, which shall be
| designated in accordance with the laws of the
| respective States, the number and grade being
| the same as In the volunteer service and i1
case tie laws Of any State shall provide for an
election Of officers, they shall be elected uu-
Ger tie direction Of the commandant of ths
| rendezvous and reported forthwith the gov
trnors Of such States in order that they shall
| be commlss:ontd-cnd the henon-commissioned
t:tiice1s nay be appointed either before or
ntier m14ter, as the colonel Of the regiment
| shall decide.
| Elestnth, As tcon a5 the officers Of the con-
! Tan1es and regiments are designated. the
| muster rolls shs1! be made ont under the d.
rection Of tie ccmmaEdAnt Of the rends zyous:
aid the troops inspected and mustered into
| The service Of the United States, by the mus
te1lTg officer appointed for that purpose
1tet.fh, The States where enlistmeuts have
been made by municipalities and towns ia-
Etead o. countries, the governors Of such
States aae authorized to apply the foregoing
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