Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-06-25
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I. The enrolment should include all shle-
bodied male citizens OF tie United ssases, and
residents OF foreign birth who saall naye GO
eIared on oath their intentaon 10 become Elm.
zers, between the ages Of 20 and ~ ye6Fs.
II. For The purpose OF enrolment, Al tne
above named persons VINO were noe 70 me MI
ltary service or the 80 OF Hafsh, ESS', snau be
divided into two classes
The frst class, consisting Of all between the
ages OF 90 and IS years, and Su unmarried per-
sons above The age OF IS and nndef ~
The SECOND class consisting Of all married
persons between the ages Of S. and Is years.
The persons who We're In ths military ser
vice Of she United States on ne I'd OF March,
1858, should therefore appear in ths Oonsclsda-
ted ENROLMENT Lists In class by themselves
The prepa ration Of thess lists should not be
permitted TO interfere with TIE earliest pos
sibIe completion Of tAs Consolidated Lets OF
Men from the first class will be Che inst called
Into the service Of the United States.
JAAls b. FRr,
June 1I.2w Provost Marshal General
WAR DEPARTMENT, .
" AD5ssAay w Gssrsara H xss s ssa
Gss~al Ords-s, No. La.
/. A brresu IL established 10 ths ldtuS&nt Gen.
eyal Oee for the ord % FL matters relating 10
the gan 7asi on OF Cocped Troops. An officer VIII
he assigned to the charge OF the bureau. with such
jtItsnt General.
II rhrse or plore Geld officers Will be detailed -
inspectors to the organization Of eolo1ed
troops ct each points o. H.ay se indicated by the
War Department In the Northern and Western
etstee.
III. Boards viii be convened st such posts as
Rss be decided hpcn by the War Department to
examine applicants fox commissions 70 command
eolored troops. who. on application to the Adm
tant General, may receive Authority to prexe AZ
themselves 10 the Bos I'd for examination.
w No persons nhau be allowed TO recruit for
colored troop. except specially authorized by the
War Department; aud no sueh authority viii be
given to persona who have NOT been sxs.riuea aud
passed by Board; nor will rueh authority be siven
any one person TO raise more than one regiment.
Y. The reports OF Boards viii specify the sfsds
Of commission for hieh eech candidate IL TT, sud
authority to recruit win BE- given in accordance.
Commissions vii, be issued from the Ad tutant Gen
erals Office whom the prescribed number of meR Is
ready for muster into service.
VI. Colore1 Troop nay he accepted by paAies,
70 DO Afterwards ted in battalions and reg
inents by the Adtutans General. The regiments
Will be numbered sefiottOl. In the order In which
they are raised, the Numbers TO be determined by
the Adt'itant General. fhey viii be esisnateA !:
- Regiment of o. 8. Colored Troops"
VII. Recruiting stations and depots will be g.
tstliahed by The Adtutan: General - rnnsanees
shall require and officers viii be detailed TO muster
ard inspect lks troops.
VIII The nop-eomnissioned officers Of eolored
trooEs msy b selected Snd appointed from the
best Of their number in the usual ode OF ap-
pointing non-commissioned okieers. AeriteYieas
commissioned officers wiz be entitled 10 promotion
70 higher rank II they prove themselves equal
to Il.
". AL personal Applications SoY sppein ailments
in colored regiments, or for information concern
ing them, must be made 20 the Chief OF the Bureau
al written communications should be addressed to
the Chief Of the Bureau 20 the care OF the tAnt
General
BY order Of the Secretary of War.
f. D. TOWNSEND,
nyE- colin Assistant Adtutsn General.