Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-05-03


relation to the sc Of Congress koOwn as the CouscrP.
ton Act are published By authority for the information
of the public:
H. KSRoLLMEST AND DISPOSITION OF RECRUITS
l. An officer not below the ru Of h-jor will be de.
tailed for each Safe TO take charge Of ths enrolment
muitsrng in subsistence, transportation and disposition
OF the recruits raised under this act
= Application viii be made irpmediaaly TO the Gov.
eruos & tie several States fer permission employ
ate officers for sad enrolment and in case fueh per.
mission be granted officers Of the army will be se.
eoied by the Department to perform that tu v nudcr
such Tegulati.Bs as nav be prescribed Wn,re State
Ui.ers are employed the regulations of the respsc i've
States in regard 10 military enrolment vii! be observed
As far as applicable.
The enrolled men 10 each State will be collected in
camps Of Instruction BY the officers 10 command OF the
rcru IS the said camps TO be selected With reference
bealb aud the f4cies for obtaning subsistence and
uaalpo Is ion. The number of these camps shall not
exceed in each State whou authority from the De-
lsr msn' and 10 each will be allowed qlsrtermaster
Aun commissary.
I. Toe conmaudants Of the camrs Of in'truc ion in
the several Stats will call upon the Generals eommaeG
the mil tary departmCn = in which their camps mty
be ,ituaied, for competent drill ,ffcers instruct
uits and will prepare them for the field rapidly
possible Thy will cause them to be troperly vac c.
mated, and in ord7ing them to the field will a. far
practicable, prefer those wi have passed tlroogh The
usull camp diseases. They will ssbish hospitals ia
rec'ol with their camp, aGd mske uquh ion fer such
N 'dcal aIt,nsarea and stors as may be requir d.
3. The CommaEdIuts Of rcgimsntR, bIttahors squad
rous ard Lnlt!acae ed companies in evce on the 18th
ms, will SIND copies OF their muster rolls to The
IN iudant ct the pror camp of instruction in their
spectiye SHss, Nih offers % take chlrgc of such
c,uts "a may be luusscd 20 81 >orPl. The sid com
mlsdsns vii aPpor.iCn she rec'u.s among suca corps
In proportion to he deficiency Of EACH except WheI
Otherwise spscsly dr,o,cj ny the Department slotng,
far practicable, 70 each sucl COPS the men rcm
the reg Ous tf county n which il has been ri ed.
Tsry WILL FROM :ac 20 tHc sgui cE such bod es Of r.
Craits rtGcy tor th -i, aud "i! report on tie
ust Iouiay o. ryJrv mogt7 tho iuuo.r OF recruiis In
camp, thsi: cor j2u, the puLber scot CT during the
mouh AID tSe regiments aud ePs TO Which they were
stJt
tn cormaudll's OF regiments aud ccrra will dis.
tribute tie Ec.Gi smo1g htIl revefal CgmpGlcs, a.
in such "a have not he nunb,r Of companies allowed
by lss TO q 70 & men', the said eommaHdants may CT.
gilza the required lumber Of new complni.s, after
first filing ~ E6 ,xistiug conpacits 10 tue minimum
uunLeg r,qu.r by Ia hat is 10 say for each com.
pauy u irituy 81 prSates; CT cavalry, 90 pFiva;es
Of artillery, 40 ptiya.,s.
= Tee ecsu will be sppoEliO1ed among the several
OF service, according TO th-ir s3.ctiVe wants,
consult & lar practicable the pr-l, OF the
mcl. Wh re q greater numeer ,Iir for particular
than be assigned TO IT,, the d,tubaiou Will be
rliled by lot; bd. rrciuis Tor he cIva..y vii Oly
3, iaksu fem tlcss Eh, furnish their o IN horses.
m.-volrSrSrEs roE rNLISTiNG 55ars
$ P,rsocs hattie to miitarY service uudr the above
C MT II service o. The iu'h OF April, sud wishing
NouaesE Il any p4ru-u AZ c ma o Ug Co
i-6er.te service tGo 10 ct Ap-i, may rJpor
themselves Pio- 20 heir on'oimcn. Gt camp Ct
instruction within their sesPCc i've a., where ,hsy
ra b. enrolled, prp.rei tor the Geld aud sent 20 the
sl'd ccmgAry u,'l me sscio shsi! be fitted up.
. 2scIuiinc oaio:rs may De d tsii,d, with he per.
nf.sion Of the e ucrals Commanding mii,ay depsrt
4 Hf i'm. nj 3
an: TO their fesp o;iye States for ths Iufros0 Ci
X ,r such regiments and corps iJrmty with
r. cruu5E EuhuoIs heretofore ADOPT !, (Ssaeu,l Or
4sr No. o. volunteers desiring 10 jln tnem. Such
volunteers may Le assemb! the c,mPs Of Instruction
N their rcs? Stiys Ssa,e', prepared i0T Ito ~ and
sent 10 th,i, TSFpec, 20 .aents and corps until
the slne bal De dci up or, IT ready for the FIELD,
NAV be ordered dTscy TO their corps by the officer
rec u.ing them.
W-yCLUSrEER CORPS HERgIoyoRE AUTHORIZED
10 persons hacle to military scrvics under thi, tct
AMI not ia sci vice tie IL day OF April my, unil
the l7h dqy o May n'X, y,il-te.r in cGIps hereto.
fcre authorig 70 b. raised hy the Secretary OF War;
thereof in pursuance Of call made upon such STATE by
the President P,rsOD5 authorized 10 raise such corps
who may not on that day have the sagy number
OF men enrolled aud mustered nto service according 20
tie terms Of their authority will proceed Eith their
10 carp cf instruction 10 tleiT respective States aud
will deliver tteir rolls TO the commsrdant there
Of
IL TIE commandans Of su :h ccrps as are completed
on or before the II day OF May, and not Otherwise
orie.ed all report the conmsndints of the cruits
o. their respective States, ard with their corps will be
4 c,d by him 10 a camp OF us rucioI, aud report i'm
msdateV tn the D5rtment Such corps will b. der
lie command Of the commanders o! recruits in their
re ,pecnys StSte7, aud VII DO prepared tor the ID IN
I 49, manner VITA the recruits unu removed from the
crap. "hey viii only b. moved u1der orders i,om the
Department ficm tie Commanding General Cf the army
OF H. urgent gases from the Commanding General Of he
uI Try t,pa TN al in ~hicl he camp, miy be Il IL
A.ed and IN SIC. c,s5s report II immedtt,ly be made
to he Department by the oiHyyr ia command oi the
0snp.
v AI.ITiOSGL coEFs-GUEREILLI sEkvIcE.
n. Under The prohibition of this Ct sg,us the
cauizIton CT new c. r,s fur her authority Tor that
purpose be cyeu except ta specially provided fer
ia the Act Of Co1.r g. CIutrd "Al hc, 10 organ q.
ba .ds Par Is Rluger E" For this latter pup pose sp-
p!csJCus mus be IN lde through he Commanding Gene
rails o; the Military Departments an which the said corps
are 10 be oUIlayed.
VI nc ORGANIZATION 1wEvE MONTHS CORPS
10. Al rcgiDcn;s, bI.tIoIs. lqn'dtous. and compf-
uNries of twelve mcuha vouotesr' will re.oTgU'z viii
90 fry d,ys from the IL Of April by e clng al their
oil ,Crs which Jlry trd ItPh: heretofore to c'tct,
Alj o. euri days A. the Bigsio Gomrrud2rs NAV pre-
scribe and tie -sii B -ads C1nmaGdss src er hy ar.
Zee 10 f all lCuulc he dag fer s1Uh "0fea'z
ton a. soon a5 pr,c iclb,. NJ pHscn WHO ia to oe d
caargod ruGcs The provisions Of tic Act will Il ka past
H. ,rah ,l,c!ion.
H. The form OF holding and cor ifgag tha al ctinus
y be ia cent rm " vi'h ibo 'ass Of tho States rom
~ac7 tie m-i or Tie IA jIr par hereof, may come
. . when tho tlciion o. Il IA ,hces r. b. mad" by
company NJ the latter vii be =. elected. GER
tG stss 81 election u,i be- returr'd 10 ' laut Gen
or r. oor sq6 tha officers viii be cJ=aisson' 10y the
President They ~in, hcgcver, OF Tecc'ios cory OF
hc cc Gca,o OF et cti iEm.ia ely enter uPoG du y
i cr no r, circ,cd will be relieved !Saa ta yrani The
br eds commander Ni re rr5 iteir nrmes 70 the De
parIn5rr.
VII. c-EPs RAISED FOR Local DEFEscx.
10. Cors raised for local deslco will re;an Their or
"a ion dut1s thr !egn OF snch tnli:Itn, uuie p'
vi ,uy disbmtci but members Of such corps may vol
IN eer into corps general service herein AeOve pro-
giicd.
WI. DISCHARGES.