Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1862-08-19
Instructions for Drafting.
WAR DEPARTMENT.
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iof the enrolment and draft of 100000
militia, IN pursuance of an order bv The
President, bearing date Aug. 4tb, whereby
i IS provided that draft Of 500 900 mil
ltla be Immediately called to be in the ser
vice OF the Y. S., toserve for nine months,
unless sooner discharged, and that the Sec
rotary OF War shall assign the quota to
the States, and establish regulations for
the draft; also that if any State shall not
by the 18th of August, furnish its quota
Of the additional 100000 volunteers an
thorzad by law, the deficiency Of yolur-
teers from the State shall also be made M
by special draft from the militia, and that
the Secretary Of War establish regulations
for this purpose.
1t is ordered first, that the Governors 81
the respective States will proceed forth
with TO furnish their respective quotas Of
100000 militia called for by the Cd r Of
the President, dated the 9TH day Of AUG.
1872, which quotas have been furnished 10
the Governors respectively bv communi.
cation from this department Of this date.
according to the regulations hereinafter set
forth
Second, the Governors Of The several
States are hereby reques ed forthwith to
designate the rendezvous for the drafted
militia of said States, and to appoint com
mandants therefor, aud to notify the Sec
rotary Of War. After location Of such
rendezvous and the names Of the COM
mandants, it is important that the rem
devious should be few in number and To-
Gated with view to convenience Of trans
portation.
Third, 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 APP
pointed by such Governors, of all able
bodied male citizens between the ages Of
eighteen (l8) and forty-fye (45) within
the respective counties, giving the name,
age, and occupation Of each, together with
remarks showing whether it is in the ser :
vice Of the q. S., and in what capacity,
and any other facts which may terminate
his exemption from military duty. All
reasonable and proper expenses Of such
enrolment ana the draft hereinafter pro-
yided, will be reimbursed BY the United
States upon vouchers showing the detailed
statements of service performed and ex-
penses incurred to be approved by such
Governors.
Fourth, where no provision is made
by law in any State for carrying into ef-
feet the draft hereby ordered, or where
such provisions are in any manner de-
fectiye, such DRAFT shall be conducted as
follows.
First, Immediately upon completion Of
the enrolment the Isis Of enrolled persons
shall b, fled in the offices of the Sheriifs
Of the counties in which such enrolled per-
sons reside.
Second, The Governors Of the several
States shall appoint commissioner for
each comfy Of their respective States
whose duty it shall be to superintend the
drafting, and hear and determine the ex-
d cuses Of persons claiming to be exempt
from military duty. Such commissioner
, shall receive compensation Of four dollars
i per diem for each day be may be actually
employed in the discharge Of bis duties as
such commissioner
Third, The enrolling officers shall, in
mediately upon the fling Of the enroll
ment lists notify said eommissi oner that
said lists have been SO filed, and the com
missioner shall thereupon give notice by
hand bills posted in each township Of his
county, Of the time and place AZ which
claims Of exemption viii be received and
determined by him, and shall fix the time
to specified in the order aforesaid within
ten (lO) days Of the fling Of the enroll
ment 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 commissioners, and If found
sufficient, his name shall be stricken from
the list by a red line drawn thro' it Leaving
It still leeible. The Commissioners shall
in ike manner strike from the list the
names Of all persons now in the military
service Of the United ) tates, all telegraph
operators and constructors actually en-
gagged on the iftE day Of August, eighteen
hundred aixty-two, 1852 engineers Of lo-
comotves on railroads, the Vice President
Of the United States. the officers Judi
eal and Executive of the Government Of
the United States, the members Of both
Houses Of Congress, and their respective
officers, all Custom House officers and
their clerks, all post officers and stage
drivers who are employed in the care
and conveyance Of the mail of the Post
Office Of the United States; all ferrymen
who are employed at any ferry on the post
roads, all pilots, nh mariners actually en-
ployed in the sea service Of any citizens O
merchants within the United States, all
engineers and pilots Of registered and y
censed steamboats, and steamships, and all
persons exempted By the laws Of the re-
spective States from military duty, on sui
feienl evidence or on his personal knowl-
edge that said persons belong to an3 q
the aforesaid classes, whether the exemp-
ton is claimed by them or not. Exemp-
ton will not be made for disability unless
il be Of such permanent character a, 10