Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-09-13
Commonwealth OF Ma..achu.e,,..
HEADeUARTERs. Boston, Sept. ., 1852.

HEADQUARTERS, Boston, Sept. .. 1852
GENERAL ORDER. No, a.
l. Pursuant to authority conferred by Section Second
of General Order of the War Department no 3d. Of the
dessnates BrigadieI General John II. Reed Quarter.
mastel-General Of the Commonwealth, to be General
Commandant Of all camps of Militia rendezvous in Mas
sachusetts.
their requisions for subsistence, clothing, camp and
garrison equtpaee and military supplies, whatsoever,
through the General Commandment
Upon the nomination of the commandments of the re.
spsctve camps, the general commandant will make de-
from among the militia officers men in said camps
rms order Is necessary to secure the knowledge at
OF all NOV nents concerning the several militia rendez
late aud systematic the expenditures which are called
for by the encampment Of the militia.
Ill Each militia company applying to be placed in
camp will make application to the adJutant general for
special orders for that purpose, and application
must DC accompanied by evidence to the satisfaction Of
the adutant general that the company is recruited to
the legal minimum of SO officers and men. Such orders
will thereupon be issued by him rapidly as camp ac-
cemmodaons shalt be provided by the federal officers
But the general commandment will see that no company
50 ordered into camp shall be there received permitted
70 enter the rendezvous unless 1t shall in fact present
se for admis sion with the full minimum aggregate Of
SO officers and men, according to the representation
upon the faith of which the order its admission had
daily morning reports from each camp rendezvous are
made to the adjutant general
These orders regulating receiving into rendezvous
those organizations formed under the militia laws,
cruite to legal standard useless and will not be
accepted or recognized by the department of
panies not ful and willing belong whatsoever
regiment in which their presence may be needed may
create great embarrassment ana of avail Re
corps Of the United States standard Of organization
would involve the necessity of ultimately standing
many, thereby creating great disappointment, while II
would tend also to increase the corps In pro-
cess of formation beyond their capacity of prompt
pleon. II tho day OF drafting shall find with many
supposed and with but few ua and available military
bodies all of the former class will have csband and
the draft become of almost universal application
All citizens therefore respectfully and ear
nestv urged to exert their energies press forward the
recruitment with single eve to furnishing volunteers
and avoiding draft. II we seek exclusively, even
primarily the interest Of special corps the establish
ment of new corps,-scaterng aud not concentrating
the recruts,-nOst O' the labor being devoted to
the nine months recruitment will have been wasted
Under the other policy will reward our exerons
since every blow Will tell and every step Of progress help
the next one.
" Nothing this order contained shall he construed
to prevent the receiving into the proper rendezvous Ell
desiring to enlist but such squads or individuals will be
assigned to such corps already organized in camp as
they may elect the good of the service may require
v. All militia of throughout tho
enlistment papers heretofore issued which shall uok
be recruited TO the maximum Of lO officers and
biz to be anded and their transferred any 9th
err corps I'm which they may be needed and companies
Will be detached from or attached regiments whenever
and according as 1t may appear desirable.
VI From and after this date the aduant general will
issue orders for the organizau of companies by
election of officers only after shall sufficiently appear
the number of eightythree men, nndhat all said recruits
have been approved upon medical spection and are
ready TO be mustered into the service of the United
States.
VII The adutant general will transmit copies Of this
order, and all special orders establishing camps of
devious aud appointing commandments therefor to the
missary, aud mastering and bursting officers duty in
this common wealth.
BY command of his eXccllencv, JOHN A. ANDREW.
governor and commander ln-chef.
40 WIN. SCllOULER Adj General