Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1863-11-06
STATE or VERMONT
AdjuiaRt d Inspector Generals Q6ice'
Woodstock, oct. 2S, 1868.

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dent OF the United States upon the Governor OF the
State of Vermont it is hereby ordered, that Three
thousand Three Hundred and Thirty Men be 7
raised in the State Of Vermont to serve IN the sew
eral regiments and detached companies OF YER
mont Volunteers now IN the service of tue United
States, in addition to the number OF men required
to be raised in this State, by General Order No.
OF the Governor Of this State dated August 8, 1862,
10 on the deficiency in the quota OF the state under
the draft ordered by the President OF the United
States in July, 1868.
The number of men required under this order
and the number OF men required under General |
Order No. will be assessed separately upon the
several towns in this state, and the several quotas
of each town will be announced soon as the nee
cssary computations can he made in the office ot
the Adjutant and Inspector General and volun-
tccrs will be received aud enlisted until the nth
day OF January, A. ID. 1861. In computing the
quotas of the several towns, the quota of each
town, under the quota assigned to the State for
draft in July last and the number OF men urnish-
ed hv each town under the draft, either by draft
ed men entering the service themselves or by sub
stitutc, and the number of men in each town, who
were drafted and paid commutaton, will be con-
sdored and each town will be allowed credit, to-
wards its quota for filling old regiments, for any
surplus OF men, which may have been furnished
by such town above all quotas heretofore assessed
including the quota Of such town under the draft
in July.
A
towns to raise their quotas speedily, and each IN
It's own way the Sclectmen OF each town are here
lby appointed recruiting officers, and authorized
and empowered, as such, to enlist volunteers.
Volunteers who shall enlist aud be musteredin-
to the service OF the United States, under this
order, Will be paid bounties as follows
Each recruit, who has heretofore served in the
army Of the United States not less than nine months,
and who produces honorable discharge from
the service, ia the usual form, will receive bouu-
ty aud premium of four hundred and two dollars,
to be paid as follows;
Upon beins in service he shall be paid
tirt i1stalmvnt Of bounty 90 W
Total payment on muster, 900
o. Attn, Grt regular pay day, ortoo months muer
an additional ins i.mcu. Of o'ugy va b. ret3 - ." W
he shall be- paid an additional allmgnt county, so 90
year s1ryie- additional ia-ailmeni Of bounty viii
s AZ The Act regular pay day amer esheen months
service az additional nsia Of 9oany w e gal so 20
an additional a.ta@epi Of bounty win b. paid SO 90
service es ' an a6do s t o boaas he rs so
& f n ee baSiS a be pa' Wv io %
If the government shall not require these troops
for the full period Of three years, and they shall be
mustered houorably out Of service before the eNpi-
ration OF their term Of enlistment. they shall re-
ceive, upon being mustered out, the whole amount
Of bounty remaining unpaid, the As if the full
term had been served. The legal heirs Of yolun-
teers Uho die en- serr,ce shall be entitled TO re-
ceive the whole bounty remaining unpaid at the
time OF the soldiers death
Each recruit, who has not heretofore served in
the army OF the United States, or who has served
less than nine months. will. if he enlists to serve
in old regiments, now in the service of the Uni
ted States receive a bounty and premium of three
hundred and two dollars, to be paid as follows:
Upon being mustered United states he viii be
first iastsiaea, q 6oau'y' %
Premium, 10Y
Total pa,m.n, on muster, 400
A. % GI 5Ta,s PM dny or So @9n'as s s. muster 10 90
aa 'i5 70 p p5 be- be sad addiaoa. install
,.y,e, 10 aiSn g his pay, aidii,a'i n'ialinea' ~,
1s a Sii '''1'i * ~ ps s5'
iu99S, % ~ by, 40 di oaa foaan 90
' a a 9Sis S goaa 1s' Be eva ad 0 year s
Each recruit, who has not heretofore served in
the army of the United States, or who has served
less than nine months, will, II he enlist to serve in
the new regiments OF Veteran Volunteer Infantry,
or in the Battery Of Veteran Volunteer Light Ar
uery. authorized by General Order No. ,, dated
August 8, 1868, receive bounty and premium Of
one hundred and two dollars, to be paid as follows
Upon mustered into United States service he WILDE raid
: Premium, 40
no bo,a ISysns az service a, Ia soldier " y"
Who may Be hslor,bly charged two YEAR, service
a t SS ty h rom he dsie II II. ensmsn BY rssn o
i viii be paid, 80 90
Recruits for the old regiments will be allowed,
+ so far as is compatible with the public service to
: select the regiment in which to serve
- Recruits enlisted, under this order, to serve in
T. old regiments will, when mustered into the SER
vice OF the United States, be credited TO the town,
By which they are furnished, towards the quota
4 assessed upon such town to fill old regiments 49,
Il And recruits who have heretofore enlisted or who
shall hereafter enlist, in the new regiments or
II a battery, authorized by General Order No 2,
o whether enlisted by the Seectmen, OF by the Re-
cruiting Officers heretofore, or who may be here
after, appointed for that purpose, will, when mus
tered into the United States service, be credited
70 the town, by which they are furnished, towards
the quota assessed upon such town for raising such
j. new regiments and battery. The town named
in the conrac.of enlistment as the residence of the
recruit will be taken 10 be the town which has fur
4 nished such recruit, and entitled to credit accord
ingly, when the recruit is mustered into service,
e unless the Selectmen Of such town shall, in wri-
ting, consent that credit for such recruit be given
h TO some other town.
! Assurance has been received from the War De-
. partment, that every effort will be used, TO have
n the present existing law so amended as to exempt
from draft all towns, which furnish their full quo
g tas. No doubt is entertained, that such amend
u ment will be made.
ef Superintendents of Recruiting under this order
will be appointed in the several Counties, in sucl
l. number as may be deemed necessary; to whom
the Seectmen will be required to report their do
ings under this order, and forward the recruits en-
listed by them.
And the Selectmen Of the several towns in thi,
State are hereby enoined to give this matter thei
M immediate and earnest attention aud active effort
and, by raising promptly the quotas of their res
a. pective towns, enable the State to respond a.
* heretofore, to the call of the President of the I'm
tied States as the abest evidence which she car
s. give Of her unwayering and unquestioned loyalty
rs to the Government and the Union.
By ORDER OF HIS ExCELLENCY,
NJ j. GREGORY SMITH,
Gogemor and Commaader-iH- CHIEF.
"a PETER II. WASIIBURN,
u Adutah and Inspector General