The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1863-03-25
ENROLLING OFFICE.
Lancaster District.
HEADQUARTERS, LANCASTER, C. H.,
March 18th, 1858.


March 18th, 1868.
l. The undersigned having been detailed
as Enrolling Officer for Lancaster District,
has established his Headquarters at Laneas.
ter e.. II.
II. Aid WHITE MALE RESIDENTS
OF Lancaster Distric. :, and transient persons, ,
citizens Of this State or OF the Confeder rate
States, not in Confederate Military service,
between the ages Of IL and 40 years, are
hereby required to report promptly. in per.
son. al these Headquarters tor enrolment.
III: All eIempts, or persons claiming sx
smptlon, for any cause whatever, will 70.
port, that their causes OF exemption may bs
considered and certificates issued. All ap.
p'ications for exemption Except on tho
ground OF physical disability nust be sub.
United in writing, in duplicate. No appli.
cations need be made for the exemp,ion Of
persons not declared exempt by law, a. the
Enrolling Officer has no discretion outside
Of the law.
Nv. Commanding Officers Of SIilitia Beat.
are required, by General Orders No. 43 Of
the State Adjn,ant aud Inspector General,
to furnish to Enrolling Officers rolls OF ALL
MALE WHITE PERSONS in their respective
beats, between the ages Of Is aud 40 years,
not already in the military service. Such
rolls they will prepare and forward to mo
at the earliest day.
V. All exemptions heretofore isssed by
Confederate Enrolling Officers will be 20
yissd. All discharges from service will also
be- revised. The holders Of such exemp,
.ions or certificates Of discharge will report
promptly.
vi. Ii will be noticed that, as the nance
OF all white mon, resident or transient, be.
tween the ages Of eighteen and forty,
whether exempted, detailed Or discharged,
without regard to exemption, will DO re-.
turned to the Enrolling Officers, by the
commandant Of the respective militia corps,
no person can reasonably plead ignorance
OF the fact that he 10 Individually included
in above order.
VII. All the laws and regulations spsli.
cable 10 de-srters will be applied to such
consc:lpts as fail 10 report at these Head
Quarters, in obedience TO this notice. Per.
sons knowing Themselves 10 be liable will
whit no further notice.
VIII. Officers, non commissioned officers
and privaiss in Lancaster District, absent
without leave, or on expired lrsvs, or fur
Tough. are required TO report promptly N,
thsso Headquarters, prepared to move i'm
m-diately forward 10 their rsspecth com.
Danls.
TX. Public notice will be given Of the
days on which the Surgeon will be present
at the rendezvous for the examination OF
Conscripis
4. The Ohics will be open on FRIDAY,
March goth 1863, aud will thereafter open
daily until the LIST April at which time tn.
opportunity for voluntary enrollmen: will
ss,and all dsfsulters be proceeded agains,
a. deserters.
Xi. The Surgeon will be in attendance
at the office, on the &c and Sd Of April, for
the purpose Of Examining persons claiming
exemption on account of physical disability
No ono will be examined at that timo who
has not been previously enrolled.
|. NJ GRlST, Capt. and
. Enrolling Officer. Lancaster Dist.
March rs, 1863, Tiff