The Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1859-1865, 1863-12-17
The DraG.--PFOcIa1na by
the Governor.
HEADQUARTERS PA. Militia,
,pp.snuDr Dec 10 lSH3

The President of the United States
having, by his communication of the 9th
inst, in response to propositions submitted
to him, relating To the recruiting service
in Pennsylvania, under his call OF October
18th, for 100000 men, approved Of SO
much thereof as is comprised under the
following points, it is ordered
That the recruitment of volunteers for
the various regiments now in the field will
be conducted accordingly, viz:
/. Details for recruiting service IN the
State, will be made of officers of Pennsyl-
vania regiments in the field, whose term
of service expires in 1864. To facilitate
the recruiting of the quota such appoint
ment of officers in the field will be made
by the Governor, where practicable, on
the recommendation of duly authorized
Committees, representing cities, boroughs
and townships, to recruit for their several
localities. These recommendations should
not, however, be made indiscriminately,
but with due regard to the character Of
the person named, and his ability to per-
form the important duties of the post.
Ii. When practicable, old regiments
will be returned to the State to be recruit
ed. q
III. The Volunteers who shall be enlist
ed will remain under the control Of the
Governor at such camps or rendezvous,
and under such commanders as he may
designate, and until ready to be sent to
| their regiments in accordance with General
Orders No. rs of 1862.
". Premiums not exceeding twenty-five
collars for veterans, and fifteen dollars for
new recruits, will be paid to officers
detailed for recruiting service from regi-
ments in the field, when the recruits are
accepted by the United States. Payment
to be made by Lit. Col. Bomford, q. S. A,
Acting Assistant Provost Marshal General.
V. Volunteers furnished by cities and
other localities, will be duly credited on
the draft fixed for January 3, 1S64-and
also all such volunteers as may have been
mustered into the service of the United
States since the draft, the number so
credited to be detached from their
proportion Of the quota assigned the
States under recent call. Information
regarding the quotas of counties, cities,
townships or wards, can be procured on
application to the respective District
| Provost Marshals.
VI. Authority will be given to officers
detached for recruiting service from
regiments in the field, to raise complete
companies of infantry, to be sent to such
regiments in the field as may have less
than their proper number of company
organizations.
| VII. Colored volunteers for the colore
regiments of Pennsylvania, will be accept
| ed as part of the quota, and also such as
have been mustered into the service Of the
United States since the draft, to be
| credited to cities and other localities on
their proportion of the States quota under
recent call.
VIII. Camps of rendezvous will be
established at proper localities in charge
of commandments and skillful surgeons, to
be appointed by the Goveror.
TX. To every recruit who is Veteran
Volunteer, as defined in General Orders of
the War Department of June %, 1868,
| No. 191, for recruiting Veteran Volun-
teers, one months pay in advance, and a
| bounty and premium of S402 and to all
other recruits not veterans, accepted and
enlisted as required in existing orders,
one months pay In advance, and In
| addition bounty and premium of 1902
will be'paid.
The short time now remaining, within
which to fill the quota of the State by
enlistments, and thus avoid the impending
| draft, admonishes the loyal citizens of the
importance of providing, by local bounties
the strongest inducements to volunteers.
Munich palities of other States, by this
means, are sending from Pennsylvania
the able bodied men who should replenish
her own regiments. Pennsylvania, with
deficiency less, proportiorately, than
any adjacent Commonwealth, should show
by her promptness and alacrity now her
ability to maintain the high position she
has heretofore and still occupies among
her sister States, in contributing to
suppress this rebellion.
By order of A. G. CURTIN,
Governor and Chief.
A l.. RUSSELL, Adjutant-Gen. Penna.