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for tha Enrolment and Draft Of
the Militia.
ADJUTaNr GFNERALa OW'f
WAX DEPARTMENT. WasDnstou--3 p. N
August 2, lo62.

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General Orders No. 90.
Gor. j. 4. Aadree
Regulations Tor the enrolment and draft Of
tire. hundred thousand militia. in pursuance
Of an rider by the Presidcn. Of tbe united
States bearing date August + 1862, whereby
it is provided that draft Of three hUndIed
thousand militia oc Immediately called into
the service OF tbc United States, to serve for
nine months, unMss sooner discharged, and shat
she Secre AIRY OF war shall assign the quotas TO
she States and establish regulations for The
draft Also chat il any STATE sball not by tae
fifteenth OF August 'Arnish ~ quota OF the az
dllupal three hu0G1ed lnynssand volunteers
authorized bg law, tn. defcienstY Of volunteers
in that State shall also be ma'ss up by special
draft from the militia, anj THAI the Secretary
of War sha.i establish 1egulalione tor this pur-
pose.
1t is ordered FIRST, the Go7srDors of thC
respective States will pros ed Iortswth 20 FUR
nish their respective quotas OF the three hun
dred thousand militia calel Tor by the order
Of the President, daIed the fourth day OF
August. 1862, which quotas have been furnish.
ed 10 the Governors respectively by eDmmunica
tion from this department Of this date. accor
ding to the regulations hencefurth set Srth.
Second. The Governors OF the seyeYal State,
are hereby reqsesied forthwith to designate
rendezvous Tor the drafted MILITIA OF sad States
and to appoint Communicates thereof, and t
notify the Secretary OF War Of the location o
such rendezvous aad The names OF the com
maudants and it is important that the rem
dezvous should be- few IN uumber and locate,
with u view to convenience o, tyla portatiOn
Third. The Governors ui tho respective
States will cause an enrolment to be made forth
with bv the assessors OF the several counties D
by any other officers. to be appointed by suci
] Governors. OF all able-bOdled male citizens hc
tween the ages Of Is and - wilhln the respec
tive counties, giving the name, aye and occup,
| tion OF each, together wiki remarks shown,
whether he is IN the service OF the United State
&C., and in what capacity, or any other TACT
which may determine his exemption from mil
itarv duty. All reasonable ana proper expen
SEES If such enrolment aud OF the datit herein
alter provided, will be reimbursed by The Unite
States, upon vouchers showing Tie detale,
statalnent OF service performed ami expenses in
Cured, approved by such Governors
Fourth. Where no provision is made by lay
in any State Tor carrying into effect the drai
hereby ordered, OF where such provisions ar
IN anv manner detective, such draft shall b
conducted as follows
First. Immediately upon completion OF tn
enrolment, the lots oil enrolled persons shall b
filed in the offices of the shetifs OF the countie
in which such persons reside,
Second The Governors OF the several Stat,
shall appoint commissioner for eaen county
their respective States, whose duty 1t shall |
to superintend the drafting and hear and dete
mine excuses OF persons claiming to be exeml
from military duty. Such commissioners sha
receive compensation of four dollars per die
for each day he may be actually employed
the discharge of his duties as sach oomml
sioner.
Third. The enrolling officer shall immediat
Nv upon the filing oil the enrolment lists, not
said commissioner that said lists have been
filled and the commissioner shall thereupon ii
notice by handblls posted in each township
his county OF the time and place at which clan
of exemption will be received and determine
) by him, and shall fix the time to be specified
the order aforesaid within ten days OF the flI
of the enrolment ut which the draft shall
made, aud all persons claiming to be exem
. from military duty shall before the day fix
= lor the draft, make proof OF such exempti
+ before said commissioner, and il Iouud sutHcle
. ms name shall he stricken from the list by
+ red line drawn through It, leaving It still le,
) bic. The commissioner shall IN like mann
/. strike from The lis, the names of all perso
now IN the military service Of the Unit
States all telegraph operators and constru