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STATE OF VERMONT,
ARR. AND ISsP. GEsEHAL's 0fFlcc, !
WooDsTocK, Aug. ., 1857. )
GENERAL ORDER NO. Il.

II Anv town, which shall not have furnished
its auota Of militia in either Of the modes already
proyided shall desire still to offer its quota Of men
in lieu Of draft, it may be done in the following
manner:
m The selec;mtn Of such town shall procure a
contract Of enlistment, in the form hereinafter
prescribed 70 be signed by the requisite number
Of able bodied men, residents Of such town, stat
ing therein the age Of each man, and shall procure
the consent in writing Of the parents mlste9s OF
guardians Of snch Of them as are minors, 10 the
Enlistment OF such minors, and shall at the time
and place hereafter to be designated, in oriers 10
Be issued from these headquarters, cause said men
70 appear, each man provided with three days "a
tons as required by law, and shall then and there
deliver TO the officer designated 10 organiE9 the
company, 20 which such men are assigned, sucA
original contract of enlistment, AMI such consents
for the enlistment Of minors, sucl men,or so many
Of them, as, upon inspection, shall prove 10 90
able bodied, will be accep ed in lieu Of drafted
men from such town.
following
We, the undersigned, residents Of the town Of
--, do hereby voluntarily enlist ana
offer ourselves 10 serve in the service y tne Inte4
States, for the term CT nine months, unsss sooner
discharged. in lieu ofdrafted men from suca 'oN a
under the recent call Of the President Of the Sited
States, dated August l. 1852, for draft Of 3CH'-
that We will accept the pay, rstioas and allow
anees, to which drafted men are entitled, under
TIE laws Of this State and Of the United states,
and DO .ass upon ourselves all the duties and OBJ
LEGATIONS. 10 which drafted men are subject.
2. II any town shall net havs furnished its
quota in either Of the modes eio-e provided, and
shall! not furnish such quota in the manner above
provided the qIotl Of such town shall be obtained
BY the sclectmeu Of such town in the following
manner
The seIeetmeu Of such town shall meet at the
Office Of the town clerk Of such town on Nedncs-
day, the third day Of September ne1t, at MAE
o'5o.k in the forenoon. AID shall there publicly
call for able bo9i>d me8, residents OF such towai
TO offer themselves, to serye II the service Ct the
United states for the term O! rine ncu,ss, unless
sooner discharged under the call e ihe President
Of the United states aforesaid
II none, or On Insufficient number, oIsr them
selves, then the selectmen shall proceed 70 cratt
from thu enrolled militia OF such town such nun
Der Of men as sl.1il re required 10 complete the
full required quota Of sl.l town.
The draft tball be CONNECTED 81 80 toii-W'us
manner;
the names q all the eurul.ed militia Of such town.
written upon separate slips Of paper, ald shall
place i smother box a number Of separate slips
Of paper cquzl e h. whole number o. names IN
the srst box snd shall ria-e = distinct mark upon
a number Of the slips Of paper I, he latter box
equal to the number OF men required 10 be GRATED
from such town. One Of the, s-lecimen, who
.hau be blindfoliei, shall drsw from ;he box con
taiuing the names, one name, and shall At the
sar-e tine draw from the otser toK one Of the
,!il, Of carer therein contained. Another Of the
selectmen shall publicly read tee nane so drawn,
and shall examine the .,.r q piper so drawn;
and II such slip shall be one of &c r',Iked slips,
the man, whose name was thus drawn, 'sasl be
and become a drafted man, and bis name shall %
then and there entered upon roll OF driitei men
TO be then AMI there made.
VI the clip 80 drawn shsll not be one Of the
marked fir., the asme Of the man thus drawn
shall be laid aside, s-i the araft shall proceed N
like manner from the names rer-a.uirs IN the box
Of names, until the whole number Of men -e'-uired
70 complete the quota OF such town, shaiI Re
drafted.
Each box shall be well shaken before any draw
ing shall commence, and also between the time Of
drawing each two names.
ne Drafting shall continue until o'clock, Pm.
Of sid Sd d-5 f September. unless sooner con-
plsted, and between ~ hours OF 9 o'clock, A. II.
and o'clock P. NJ. OF each d-y thereafter, until
the whole number Of men required - se drafted
from such town. shall have been drafted.
). If men shall offer themselves upon the -cD
Of the selectmen, as above stated, the selectmen
shall make a list Of such men, and shall append
seleetmen, the.ei- certifying that elch person
whose name is entered urop such list, did, upon
the public call Of the selectmen, O. the 81 day Of
September, A. D. 1852, offer himse ar Tcirnt 4
rilv consent 10 serve in the service Of the JritS5
States for the term Of nine months unless sooa-'
discharged. under a call Of the President .. the
United states f-r a draft Of 800 900 militia, Ca
ted August 1, 1852, in lieu OF drafted man from
such Town, and did Voluntarily consent 10 accept
TIE ray. rations and allowances, to which drafted
men arc entitled, -nter the laws Of this State and
Of the United State., end did take upon himself all
the duties and obligations To WHICH drafted men
are subject.
1. II men shall have en- drafted, the ss.ec zen
shall. Immediately upon concluding the draft,
make list Of the names Of the persons drafted
and shall append 10 such list their certificate II
writing. signed by each Of them, therein stating,
that eScs OF the men named in said list was drafted
in due form Of law, on the Sd day Of September
d 1867. from the enrolled militia Of such town,
10 serve in the service Of the United states FOR the
term Of nine months, unless sooner discharged,
uuder the cell o. the President OF the United states
for draft q 5Oo,ccc -:iitisi dated August ita'
$50.
S Immediately after the Sd day Of September,
A d. 1852. the selectmen shall notify each man
who shall voluntarily t1er himself under session Z
OF this order or who shall be drafted, either per
souaIly, or by written or printed notices, signed
BY such teleetmen, Of the time and place, at Wnlcl
DO is required 70 appeAr, which time and place
will be hereafter designated in the order to said
sslestuen hereafter 50 be issued, calling for tae
quot. Of such toun, ard at such time and Place
will furnish to each man three days ratious.
6. Al such time and place 0s shall be hereafter
designated 10 the selectmen Of such town, essign-
ing the quota Of such town TO be furnished BY o.
fer OF draft the selectnen OF such town Will delTei
10 the oesr commissioned to organize The comp &c
I--sr - ~h Fawr hall
DO assigned, the certified lists, herein before re-
ouired OF the men who offered themselves, or VINO
have reen drafted, IS tie case may be, from such
toNr.
I. In placing N lie box the names Of the en-
rolled militia "a each totn TIE seleetmen Of such
town are to omit the nanes Of ell persons exempt
from military duty BY the laws OF the Vnited
State and all persons liable TO military duty but
EXEMPT from draft, against the names Of which
rersons, upon the enrolment deposited Ia tbs
town clerks ofic, by thu Listers pursuant 10 Gen
eral Ord er No. II, dated August II, 1862, j:
found stated the cause Of such exemption IN the
manner required by such Order.
t. Whenever and as soon as a sufficient nun
Der Of men shall have voluntarily enlisted in any
town in this state 70 co-plete the quota Of sueh
town, in the manner by Section one Of this order,
the selectmen Of such town will Immediately give
notice thereof to the Adjutant and Inspector ten
eral at Brattleboro.
And now, men Of Vermont, the last oPpoItuni-
tv l. Afforded you to furnish without draft, the
quota assigned to the State. The country calls
for men TO preserve its existence. Let every ian
feel that the call is addressed to himself. Let the
regiments that are sent out from the State still
bear the proud title Of Vermont Volunteers Fill
the old regiments. They have stood the brunt o.
battle like a wall Of iron, and they demand, that
their ranks be Ieplenished. Hill the uniform CON
panies Of active militia. They were the fret tC
respond to the nations call, and thereby earned
place in the history Of the State, Of which Trey
may well be proud. Again they are called. Let
them leave the State with full ranks and with The
feeling, that they carry vita them the fervent re
CARDS Of determined people. Furnish the men
that are required to complete the quota And LEI
1t be recorded, in the history OF this var for IA
tional lie, that Vermont cheerfu.ly performed
her whole duty, and that, although draft va;
ordered, no draft was found necessary.
By order Of His Exoellency.
FREDERICK HoLBRooK,
Gov. and Comnander-in-Caiei.
PETER I. WAsHBUES,
Adjuisnt and Inspector General
The ELECTION on TUESDAY, shall b
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