, 1862-01-09
THE NEW ORDER FOR RECRUIT
Mai. Gen. Haueckss Letter to Adtu-
tant Gen. Fuller,

ST. LOUIS, Jan. 2, 1862.
DEAR SIR: In reply to yours Of Dec. s0th,
1861, beg leave to statc, that General Order
76, War Department., current series, Was de-
signed t. cure certain evils arising from the
War Department having accepted propositions
from Individuals to raise regiments, battalions
and Independent companies in loyal States,
the propositions having been presented to the
War Department otherwise than through the
Governors Of the States interested. In many
instances fragments Of corps were raised which
could not pe completed, the men were with
held from service, and great confusion arose
in tie matter ofrecruiting. This in my giew of
General Oorder No. IS: The Governors we're
requested to organize fragments into regi-
ments, granting commissions to officers who
had complied with the conditions Of their re-
spcctivc accepttnces from the War Depart
ment.
In the former, No. 105, the request seems to
be conveyed that Governors should 20 one
step further, If "it be deemed more adTanta-
geous to the service y that is, to assign the
men already raised, to regiments, &c, now in
The field, in order to fill up their organization
to the maximum standard prescribed by law,
giving commissions to no more officers, ex-
cept II hen necessary to fill vacancies in rcgi-
ments, DC. DOW in the field. The control Of tho
Governors over forces already raised, in the
matter Of completing and preparing them for
the field, does not seem to bc interfcred with,
except that the standard is changed SO that
now nothing less than the maximum fixed in
General Order No. Is will be recognized as u
regiment or company, II tic Governors deter
mine to organize the men already raised Into
regiments ; but there is an evident desire on
organizing tho men now in the different
camps not mustered into the ser
vice. Of: the United. States under
! reglmentI organization Into new Regiments,
/ governors should so dispose Of them as to bring
those regiments already in the field up to the
maximum.
This having been done, General Order No.
los, would indicate the following change Of
system: Heretofore men hare been enlisted
| by those proposing to be their officers, to go
they ure TO be raised to fill vacancies in any
! regiments from the State they belong to il
| need Of men, and are to be entirely under the
control Of the Superintendent Of Recruiting
Service, he fling the regiments accord
ing to regiments directly T., upon hin. But
has nothing to do. Paragraph Is Of General
Order No. los, calling on commanders Of vol
nnteer regiments to report their strength,
evidently indicates the Instructions OF
the authorities at Washington to call upon
the Governors to fill them up to maximums
from the men now in camp Of instruction.
Any regiments in the camp Of instruction, Or
ganizca on the old system and mustered Into
the service of the United States, should fmme-
diate]y report to these headquarters for orders.
am daily expecting arms and will probably be
able to supply them By the time they arrive at
the posts which may be assigned them. Those
not already mustered will be organized accord
ing to the maximum standard fixed By Gen
e1a1 Order No. los, by which mastering Off
GERS will hereafter be governed, or used
to bring regiments already in the field up tS
that standard as the Governors Of States ma1
deem best for the interest Of the service.
remain, very respectfully,
Your obG't servant,
12igued1 H ". BA1LEoK4
Major General.
To ALLEN C. FULLER,
Adj't Gen Of the State Of Illinois,