The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1862-09-22
General order No. 6.
GENERAL COMMISSIONER s OFFICE,
INDIANAPOLIS, md, Sept. 3.

INDIANAPOLIS, IND, .oept' U. } ~
The time for drafting was fixed,
in previous order, for the 18th inst. :, ol
At the time that order was issued, 1t
was not doubted that all necessary ar
rangements for the draft would be com
pIeted before the time mentioned. 1t is
now ascertained that the time required
for the Enrolling Commissioners Of the
several counties to perform their labors,
was underestimate. The Townships in
the State number over one thousand, and
the quota of each is, to be assigned here,
but nothing could be done towards ma
king the necessary computations until
returns from the Commissioners were all
received. The returns are now all, In,
and the quota of the several townships in
each county will be forwarded to the
Enrolling Commissioners of the several
counties before the close Of the present
week, if possible.
j, GfrU trfa5 Is
supplied by volunteers before the day
fixed for the draft, then no draft win be
made in that Township; and if the de-
ficiency is only partly supplied by volun-
teers, then the draft will only be made
for the residue. The name residence,
and number of the regiment of each vol
unteer, should be promptly reported to
the Enrolling Commissioner for his coun-
! ty, who is directed to keep list of such
volunteers, embracing all those who have
enlisted from each Township in his coun-
ty, since his report to this Office, and up
to the day fixed for the draft.
According to data furnished by the
! General Government, the number to be
! yet supplied by Indiana, to relieve her
from draft, is about six thousand.
This number, when distributed among
the townships of the ninety-two counties
in the State, may be readily raised by
volunteers, and the draft wholly avoided.
Indiana has in the field and in camp
over ninety thousand volunteers, and
after having thus literally and promptly
responded to the calls made upon her by
the General Government, it is confident
ly believed that no resort to a draft will
be necessary to raise the small number
yet required to fill the complement
Let each township Immediately devote
a few days earnestly to the work of rails
ing volunteers and the desired result will
be attained To facilitate such efforts,
volunteers will be received for twelve
months, instead of three years, as here
toiore. The draft will take place on the
9th of October next in every township in
which any deficiency exists at that time.
Commissioners are enioined to give
prompt notice to this order, and also, of
the quota when furnished, in each town
ship in their respective countless
The lists of volunteers required to be
kept by the Commissioners under this
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rotlment lists returned here NAV be cor
rected, and thus be ready for use in case
OF any future call by the Government
In addition to the 5000 volunteers re-
CURED to avoid draft, 5000 more vol
unteers for twelve months win be ac-
eepted from the State at large.
Passes to leave the State are no lon
ger. required, and none win hereafter be
issued go y a1.S
By order of the Governor,
j. P SIDDALL, Gen. Com.