Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-09-11
Commonwealth of Ma..nshu.stt..


HEADQUARTERS. Boston, Sept. 3, 1862.
GENERAL ORDER No, a.
l Pursuant 10 authority conferred by Section Second
OF General OrderOt the War Department No 49, of the
current series, the Governor and Commauder-inC hief
desi. mates BrigadierGeneral John H. Reed Quarter
masiel-General OF the Commonwealth, to be General
Commandant Of camps of Militia rendezvous in Mas
saehuseits.
II. All Commandments OF such camps Will forward all
their acquisitions tor subsistence clothing, camp and
garrison equpage and military supplies Whatsoever
through the General Comnandant
Upon the nomination OF the cummandants of the re.
SIP ctive camps the general commandant yil make de-
tails to duty as most ajutantS and post quatema
from amcng me militia officers or men in said camps.
This oder is necessary to secure the know ledge TT
of all nents concerning the several militia rendcz
vou which is necessary to prevent mistakes and regu
for by the encampment Of the militia.
III. Each militia company applying to be placed in
camp will make application to the adjutant general
specsl orders for that purpose and each application
must 6e accompanied by evidence to the satisfaction of
the legal minimum of SO officers and Such orders
will thereupon be issued by him as rapidly as camp
computations shall be provided by the federal officers
But the general conmandant will see thatno company
so ordered into camp shabe there received permitted
70 enter the rendezvous unless it shall fact present
itself for admission with the full minimum aggregate of
upon the faith OF which the order for its sdmissionh
eeen issued and the eenera commandant will see that
dy morning reports from each camp of rendezvous
mace t. the adjutant general.
These orders regulating receiving into rendezvous
lose ORGANIZATIONS formed under the militia iaws are
found to be absolutely necessary. Regiments not
accepted or recognized by the department of Com
paies not fun, and not willing to belong whatsoever
create great embarrassment ana of no avail. Re
eeivlng Illegal companies, recognizing regiments
corps not OF the United States standard Of organization
| would involve the necessity of ultimately dsbandng
many, thereby creating Rreat disappointment while it
would tend also to increase the number corps in pro-
cess of formation beyond their capacity of prompt
pleton If the day drafting shall find us with many
supposed and with but few ,ua and available military
bodies all of the former class will have cisband and
| the draft become Of almost universal application.
All citizens are therefore most respectfully and
nest urged 10 exert their energies press forward the
recruitment with single eye to furnishing volunteers
and avoiding draft. II we seek exclusively, or even
primarily the interest special corps or the establish
ment OF new corps,-scattering aud concentrating
the recruttS,-noSt of the labor being devoted to
| the nine months recruitment will have been wasted.
Under the other policy will reward exerons
since every blow will tell and every Cfprogess help
~ Nothing in this order contained shsll be construed
10 prevent the receiving into the proper rendezvous, ell
desiring 10 enlist, but such squads individuals will be
assigned to such corps already organized in camp
thcN may elect, the good Of the service may require
V. All militia companies of infantry throughout the
commonwealth whether already rgauized. orrecruiting
enlistment papers heretofore issued which shall uot
be recruited to the maximum of lOl officers and men on
or before the 10th day of September current will be liza
bic to be dsbsnded and their transferred any 9TH
err corps IN which they may be needed; and companies
will he detached from attached regiments whenever
ana according as II may appear desirable.
W. FROM and attcr this date the adiutant will
issue orders for the organZati new companies by
elecon OF ocers only alter shall sufficiently appear
to him that such companies fully recruited
the number OF eghtythree men, all said recruits
nave bcen approved upon medical -Spection ana
teany 10 De mustered into the service Of the United
| States.
VII The adutant general will transmit copies of this
order and all special orders establishing camps rem
devious and appointing commandments therefor the
department of war, and 10 all IT, quartermaster com
mssary and mus ering and diSbursng officers duty in
| BY command of his excellence. JOHN A. ANDREW,
| governor and commander inchief
| s5 d3t WIN. SCHoULER, adj. General.
|