The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1862-08-20
REGULA
FOR DRAFTING.
tGENERAL ORDER NO. 99.l
5ss WAR DEPARTMENT, D.
WASHINGTON AuO. 9th 1850

, ".. IEI. wan AhOEEhhIMbNT,
!. esl WAsH1SGToN, Aug. 9th, 1862.
a Regulations for the enrolment and draf
> Of three hundred thousand militia, in pursu.
e snce OF an order Of the President OF tn,
g United States, bearing date Angus 4th, 1862
" whereby it is prvoided that draft of three
i hundred thousand militia to be called into
the service OF the United States, to serve fol
. nine months, unless sooner discharged, and
that the Secretary of War shall assign the
f quotas to the States and establish regulations
for thedraft; also that # auy State shall not
by the 10Th OF August, furnish its quota o.
] the additional three hundred thousand vol.
unteers in that State shall also be made ur
by special draft from the militia, and that
; the Secretary Of War shall establish regu
lations for this purpose. 1t is ordered 80
1st. That the Governors of the yesp.c.
/ tive States will proceed forthwith TO furnish
the respective quotas OF three hundred thous-
and militia called for by the order Of the
i President, dated the fourth OF August, 1859,
which quotas have by communication from
this Department of this date, according to
the regulations hereinafter set forth. t
i I'd. The Governors Of the several States
are hereby requested forthwith to designate
rendezvous for the drafted militia of said
State and 10 appoint commandaIts therefore
and to notify the Secretary Of War of the
location Of such rendezvous, and the names
OF commandanls. 1t is important that the
rendezvous should be few in number, and
located wi view to convenience Of trans.
portation. H s.t G-s ,as. Y
Sd. The Governors of the respective
/ States will cause an enrolment to be made
forthwith, by the assessors of the several
counties. or by any other officers to be ap.
! pointed by such Governors, OF all able bodied
/ male citizens between the ages Of eighteen
and lOrty-fiVe, within the respective counties,
giving the name age and occupation OF each,
| together with remarks showing whether he
| is in the service OF the United States, and in
what capacity, and any other facts which
may determine his exemption from military
| duty. All reasonable and proper expenses OF
such enrolment and of the draft hereinafter
provided ior, will lie reimbursed by the
United States, upon vouchers showing the
detailed statement OF service performed and
the expenses incurred, to be approved by
| such Governors. eH} sas, ... a.. n.s.. su
4th. Where no provision is made by law
in any State Tor carrying into effect The draft
hereby ordered, or when such provisions are
in any manner defective, such draft shall be
conducted as follows: a1t 71s.t
First. Immediately upon completion Of
the mollment, the lis is OF enrolled persons
ahall be filed in the Offices of the Sherffs OF
the counties in which such enrolled persons
reside II r-t& rt "a. I.F.,.,
Second. The Governors of the several
States shall appoint commissioner for each
county OF tier respective States whose duty
it shall beto sut 6ribtsLd the drafting and
hear and determine the excuses Of persons
claiming to be exempt from military duty
Such commission shall receive a compensa
tion o four dollars per diem for each day he
may be actually employed in the discharge Of
his duties as such commissioner.
Third. The enrolment officer shall i'm
mediately upon the filing OF the enrolment
lists, notify said commissioner that said lists
have been SO filed, and the commissioner
shall therefore give notice by hrnd bills
posted in each township Of his county at the
time and place at which claims OF exemption
will be received and determined by him, and
shall fix the time to be specified in the or.
der Aforesaid, within ten days of the filling
of the enrolment at which the draft shall be
made, and all persons claiming to be exempt
from military duty shall before the day fixed
for the draft make proof Of such exemption
before said commissioner, and be found sutfi |
cient his name shall be stricken from the |
list by red line drawn through It, leaving
it still legible. .,.
Fourth. The Comm; ssioner shall in like ,
manner strike from the list the names OF all |
persons now in the military service Of the
United States, all telegraph operators and |
constructors actually engaged on the fifth |
day Of August, eighteen hunired and sixty
two, engineers oil locomotives on railroads,
the President and Vice President OF the
United States, the officers, judicial and ex
ecutive OF the Government Of the United |
States, the members of both houses Of Con
gress and their respective officers, all Custom !
house officers and their clerks, oil Post off
GERS AMI stage drivers who are employed in
the care and CONVEYANCE of the mail of the
post office of the United States. all ierrymen
who are employed at any ferry on the post
roads, all pilots and mariners actually en-
ploycl in the sea service OF any citizen or
merchant within tie United States, all cngi-
neers and pilots Of registered or. licensed |
steamboats, and steamships, and all persons
States from military duty on sufficient eyi
dence or his personal knowledge that said
persons belong to any Of the aoresaid class
es. whether the exemption is claimed BY him
or not. Exemption will not be made Tor
disability unless it be OF such. permanent
character as to render the person unfit Tor
service for period OF thirty days, TO be cer-
titled by Surgeon appointed by tho Go ver
nor. .
y Filth. At the time fixed as before provi
ded by the Commissioner, for making the
draft, the Sheriff Of the county, or in his alb
sence, such gercon as the Commissioner may
appoint, shall, in the presence Of said Com
missioner, publicly place in a wheel or box,
of q like character TO such as are used for
drawing Jurors, seperate folded ballots con.
tanning the names of all persons remaining
on said enrolment lists not stricken Off as
before provided; and proper person appoint.
ed by the Commissioner, cnd bliDdfolded, |
shall thereupon draw from said box or wheel
a number OF ballots equal to the number of
drafted men fixed by the Governor OF such
State as the quota Of such county. s'"
Sixth. A printed or written notice Of his
enrolment and draft, and of the place of
rendezvous of the drafted militia force, shall
thereupon be served, by person to be ap.
pointed by the Commissioner, upon such
person so drafted, either by delivering the
same in person. or by leaving it at his last
known place Of residence.
Seventh. Any person SO drafted may OF.
fer substitute at the time OF rendezvous Of
the drafted militia orcei and such substitute
if he shall be an able bodied man between
the ages OF eighteen and forty five, and shall
consent in writing with the consent OF his
parents or guardian II minor, subject him
self to all the duties and obligations to which
his principal would have been subject had ho
personally served, shall be accepted in lieu
Of such principal.
Eighth. The persons thus drafted shall as
semble at the county seat Of their respective
counties within five days OF tho time of