Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-02-20
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North Cardinals Quota of Confeder.,.-N
Inc following is copy of the ordinse Troop.
North Cardinals Quota Of CenfedC rate troo ols
ed BY the Committee on military affairs cops r~t
Jr., Chairman. ' geo. HOS,s n
AN ORDINANCE TO RAISE AND ORGANIZE Nom.
QUOTA OF CONFEDERATE TROOPS. 'iA CARoLr
he It ordained, &C., That during tbe or;-,. ."
with the United States, the Governor he oAStlng w.
authorized TO keep in the service of the ~" bte
States force of not less than thirty6ve ro Cond
sixty regiments of soldiers. The said force more h
ed under the following rules and regulations chin
L. Each regiment which has net been aIo
lied shall conform in its organization in oil auy ora,
the rules and regulations of the Confederate Sc3h
to the number and kind Of officers nonc, oate &,
officers and privates which it may contain SQu;
regiments shall be infantry, cavalry rihemrn ~ lhea3
lists, as the Governor may determine, and Fa SiIe
power to cause the same to be armed aud enn; uH Lac
also supplied until he shall deem them prenotpiEd sc
ter the Confederate service and shall thea ten6a,
for such service and all sums of money uut L@
that purpose, he shall have power to draw ssay n
Public Treasury; Provided it shall be the dntI IRON Ia
Governor to make arrangements at the earlips! Vi t
cable day, with the Confederate States 10 ar p'aci
and subslst such troops may be raised for t 'ldl
of the said Confederate States while beirp ~ ~ SaiG
for such service, at the expense Of said Con- l2
States, nnder such rules and regulations as nav ls
scrlbed for the government OF the Confaderat 7 Pt
2 The troops now in service for three vpora ny
war shall be deemed portion of said forco q
raising the remainder, the counties of their y eIo
at the time OF their enlistment, shall have croi
same. NF&
3. All enstments shall be for two wears. l.
however, That persons heretofore In service shah
credit for the time they have actually served aa
4. The Governor shall require each Contair
service, on or before the - day of =. III ls
the Adjutant General list of all the Officers a9
under his command, with the county Of the Nl
each at the time of his entry into service >-''
5. The Governor shah require each commanar.
Ger ofsa regiment, battalion independent conn.,, v.
volunteers tor II months, to have distributed +!.
command, the terms proposed by the Confederate So
and this State for voluntary re-enlistmept nba E
having been printed and furnished to said comman] @
by order OF the Governor) and five days after sail Y
tTlout0n, to take list OF all such officers and rr;
as are wiling to reenlist and return the same IA
Adaant Generals office and the signatures of Thew,
sons re-enliStrg shall be as binding as if thew had G
re-mustered 0to service.
b. Volunteer companies now in service, re.epIis;
may retain their present organization or re-orgapig
their option.
I. Volunteers ce-enisting not by companies, sal1
thrown into companies, and proceed to eject their w
pany commissioned officers who shall be Commiss;o~,
by the Governor.
8. Should a sufficient number of trobns NOT bo ,n
deeowpnder the foregoing provisions, the Governor
call upon the untes to furnish either by yountee,
or drafting the necessary number of troops accorr
to white population, latter crediting them with fiji
troops already III service for three years or the war
their volunteers ander this ordnance to complete G
respective quotas.
9. The drafts shall be made from the entire mfr--
population of the several countes between the are
Is and 49, with the exception of the exemptions i'll
matter speclfed,) and each captains district sharI.
credited with the number it has rnishedpreyioust
II(!I hon N,rf5 II
unmarried men shall be first exhausted before the m
rled men shall be made liable to the same: aud p.
U1ded FURTHER, That it may be lawful for any On.
drafted TO tender TO the commander of the regimen
substitute for himself if he desires so to do and if al
substitute IS received by said commander, the pers-
drafted shall be excused from going into actual ser
and shall return to the body of the militia.
TO- Eha Adjutant General shall accompany each
upon county Tor its quota, with list of all the voua
teers from said county, officers and privates wfo av
failed to reenlist and the shall be embodied will
the militia and be subject to draft as other citizens
tie State: ProUlded, h0WeUer, That when drafted the
shall only be required to serve for two years include
the tine they have been in actual service.
IL. The Governor shall throw into companies /
persons drafted under the provisions of this ordnanu
and appoint over them the necessary commssioac
officers.
II All field officers shall be appointed by the Co
ernor, by and with tie consent OF board OF one fO
each Judicial district in the State, to be chosen by til
Convention.
49, After the original organization, all vacaaci
shall be filled by promotion according to grade al
seniority, except IN case of disability incompetency
PrOr1ded hOWeUer That the Governor be authorized
depart from the prescribed rule, where any person ma
be especially distinguished by his commanding gener
tor great merit or some signal act of military skill
proves.
Ia. The following persons shall be exempt fro
draft: All ministers of the gospel the officers judici
and executive of the Confederate States the Judges
the Supreme aud Superior Courts, the Secretary
Stat, Comptroller, Treasurer, High Sherids, all Il
necessary employees Of Railroad companies, all teegraf
operators, all stage drivers and mail carriers empoy
in carrying the Confederate States mail, one exp,rcD
ed practicng physician for every thousand of the
gregate population, Ito be decided by lot) the guper
tendent assistant physician, and necessary atendan
OF the Insane Asylum.