The southern aegis, and Harford County intelligencer., 1863-07-17
The Conscription-Places of Rendezvous

said the men raised under the draft are
not to form new regiments by themselves,
but are to be assigned to fill up the old re-
giments in the army of the Potomac and
other armies. The Secretary Of War has
designated Annapolis Junction as TIE rem
devious for persons drafted in Maryland,
and York, Pittsburg and Philadelphia for
those of Pennsylvania. The order adds :
For the purpose of receiving and con-
ducting to the several regiments, the
drafted men assigned to fill them up,
commanding generals of departments and
armies will Immediately detail from each
three years regiment in their commands
belonging to the States above enumerated,
three commissioned officers and six enlis-
ted men, and direct them to report with
out delayto the commanding officers at
the rendezvous for their States. In States
which have more than one rendezvous, de-
tachments for their respective regiments
will be instructed tu report to the COM
manding officer of the rendezvous nearest
where the regiment was recruited and Or
ganized. Commandments of rendezvous
will be informed of the number of drafted
men to be sent to each regiment. They
will lose no time in preparing detachments
and placing en- route regiments as soon as
the requisite numbers can be made up.
Provost Marshal General Fry has pub
lished circular giving extracts from the
laws which relate to the draft. 1t states
that failure to report within ten days af-
ter due notification, which consists in
leaving notice at the place of residence
given to the enrolling officer, is equivalent
to desertion, and is punishable by court
martial, even to death. A person so fail.
ing to report is forever after liable to ar
rest and trial at any time and place, and
the service for which he was drafted can
be exacted of him in full, according to the
established law in regard to desertion.
The Boston papers, reporting the prog
ress Of the draft, relate the following Incl
dents: . ...a . 'n.
In one of the large boarding houses at
the West End eleven men have been
drafted. At the South End, in one house
having four boarders, two Of them are
among,the unfortunate. so
Previous to the draft couple of young
men made bet, one that the other would
be taken, and be would not. On Wed
nesday the first was drawn, and yesterday
the name of the second appeared among
those drawn in the fourth district. :
Two young clerk residing in the same
district are engaged to two sisters, and on
Thursday one of the sisters went to
the other with the unwelcome news that
her intended was drafted. On Friday
night the bearer of this news was made
acquainted by her sister with the fact that
her lover was also taken.
There have been two or three instances
of brothers having been drawn in the
same district. ...r . .......
i Good feeling has thus far been mani
Tested. Occasionally the person whose
name was announced was present, and
would respond with a "Here, sir,,p
which made sport for the rest, if not for
himself. When the name of some we'll
known individual was called, the audience
INDUCED in laughter, and on Friday morn
ing, when the name Of "Lightbody'' was
read, some one in the hall replied that
she would make a, good man on the dou-
BILE quick" tI. a'se. =, ,#.s
Among those drawn from Cambridge in
the fourth district was,a son of -ex- Govern
or Washburn. Postmaster McDufie of
Cambridgeport, was drafted. Three bro
theirs named Scanlan were drawn, and
two brothers Of the name of Day. ].
From the Herald office two editors,
(brothers) two clerks, four compositors
and four pressmen have been drafted
One Of the compositors was married only
two orrthree days ago. @atoNG s III
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