Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-11-25
Ae(n embellishments.
OF MASSA-

RECkUlTlNG SYSTEM FUR MASSACHUSETTS,
g NERAL ORDER, NO. 80
l. Recruiting in the State Of Massachusetts under the
call of the President Of the United States Of october II,
1863 will be conducted under regulations from these
Headquarters Seiectmen Of Towns ana Mayors Of CT
where otherwise specially ordered
H. recruiting officer will be appointed by the Gov
in each county, who will be styled superintendent
Of Recruiting for that county except that some Of the
smaller counties Will be united under one Supernten-
dent All needfu guards and ordercs Tor his assistance
will he detailed blythe UOmmandant OF Camps whowii
report ali such de s to the Office Of the Adjutant Gen
eral, with the regular morning reports An Acting Adj
jutant will be detailed for each Superintendent spp
stoned line officers OF volunteer regiments home
recruiting duty, from line onicer of new orgaiza
lions ia progress. The compensation of Supennten-
dents will be s. 90 per day Tor the time actually
pied duty. The Quartermaster General is authorized
to arrange with the Superintendent 70; TIRE allowance
of reasonable expenses of office rent, fuel stationery,
transportation and travelling on duty.
The kuperntendens OF Recruiting will receive from
the municipal authorities the recruits which may be
nearest camp OF rendezvous The headquarters each
will be established at place most convenient TO the
The municipal recruiting officers will furnish tw ce in
each week to the Superintendent OF Recruiting for their
county descriptive List OF the men enlisted Dy them,
upon blanks furnished by the AGiutant General.
The superintendent of Recruiting will make consol
dated report to the AGjutant General Saturday Of
each week. and state therein the camp of rendezvous
such camp. He will also send to the camp OF rendez-
accompanying each squad Of recruits descriptive
Adjutant General. one which will be signed BY the
Commandant of the Camp and returned to the superin
i'll There are Two Camps only under the recruiting
system OF this State, at Readville and at Wor
cester Recruits regiments the field
reported at either camps will be daily
shal General for Massachusetts to be taken to Long
Island in Boston arbor, where they will be mustered
into the service the United States and forward
to their destinations
In the and be mustered according to the orders
the War Department, when respective companies
are up to the minimum strength
w 1t is arranged with the Department of War that
the premiums fifteen dollars each for raw recruits and
through and the direction Governor of this
Commonwealth and not otherwise, in order that the
same NAV be so used as 90 promote enlstments ONLY
fore ordcred nv the Governor a. fouchirr sneb mo
miums,-
l. That the same are hereby constituted and declared
special fund for the promotion Of recruiting the quota
of volunteers of each CITY and town rC speclvcly
Each city and town respectively shall be paid from
time to time as die tnpda ma he Hrovdad tberetr h,
the var Department such premiums as it NAV have
call ~ wv nov
treasurer to be used only for Inc reimbursement to he
town or civ of such expanditIres as it Shall have m
S%TrfG or may GeseT under The the
Of saci to@n city, IN and about he recruit
ing its contingent.
A. The compensation Of the local recruiting officer
officers in each city shall be Gxsd and their
Of cities, and the inhabitants towns in town meeting
respectively, or by committees duly appointed and
pose
s. The compensation Of tine local recruiting officer in
each town. unless otherwise ordered by the town, shall
ne the per diem compensation usually allowed in such
town 10 the chairman of selectmeH when duty; but
such recruiting officer shall only paid for The time
when he is actively employed in recruiting
The fnd created by these premiums shall all
charges local subsistence and portaticn the
county superintendent Of recruiting.
l. The policy Of the legislature being to make boun
ties unforn throughout the no part of
these premiums can be add to bounties offered to
cruts; but any portion of the premium fund unex.
pended by any town in tho actual service recruit
me success of recruiting well justice, forbid the
Offering Of increased oountes by prvaIe or local sub
and Uniform, throughout the commonwealth. If it is
nOtso competition between places will breed n'ustice
hold BACK for larger bids encouraging men 10
The whole subifct Of bo,,utins ovin,, racai,ad H..
most deliberate c0nsderatun mas been finally settled IN
Genera Court for Massaehusetts The system WIN nol
uniformity ought not to disturbed The old soldiers
in The field or those disabled and their families deserve
nll the bounty private municence las to ofier
" Ist Of eX amninu surgeons is in preparation and
will be announced Immediately
VI Detailed instrucfious Will he issued TO the re-
cruting officers and the superntendent Of recruiting
tiers, which alone must be used ''''' 49,
VII Inc payment 81 DouhIes VIII form me sn2leGt o.
paid
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Won von viii Ieouire ihaf +bev deilver Fso The tbree
opies of the .tment contrsct of each recrn tJ
Guy ah8 cersineu sceSfolhg 10 telr instructions
IL gu VIII as oien as pIaGtIcaoe Forward 70 tle
aiP ;,h t az se &c ~ tuei your
charse anu WIN them Two copies OF the enlistment con
tract OF each recruit You viii also send duplicate de
seIptNe s ylg L Hescrlp19 81 eaGh UT
oe " Neu llots VII De ~ tut ohce Gou-
lnadng the rendezvous the other VIII be reeepted by
S~u 9ilSeI ,u Ietureu " you ny INC ohcer III c>n-
li iV al t ne sGuaH, 81 o.o, ,oo, T..
w Al inc eXpratiohoi eaen week you VIII send to
Ine Aulutaht Geer oil inc state descriptive list Of
fbe rts @ f w b ou s. report, also
"oi Sou iSVg syn 10 tiie camp W IehuczEous-
lou wiz yi.iI &c 1Gcasioiaiy e several towns ana
Pioinotihs inc recruitment tuerem
INSTRUCTJoVS To MIrNIC1pA1, REcB1IT1Nc
UEEfHtDS " '-N+'OA AAN'"
Cbe Navor and Alderman AZ ct;os and ,to Sot..+,,
of he several to;sn. ~ This state in tba
ntv esspned 10 fheT nnder General t,rJer n a5 f,oo
these headou arers will be governed by the following
re0uiatons = " o - ~ "e
You will not allow any man to he deceived or in
xeired nto eryice nv Case bnt viii in
persOn expain Inc nature of The service the length Of
me term ray cIothmT ratons aud otber aovsness 70
which soldier is entitled by law TO every man before
he SIGNS The enlistment
The conditions at enlistment will no sprb 90 oro
prescribed bv the armv regulations You will enlist 40
~ -, o,a
Inc written consent Of 6is parent or GUARDIAN Wien
written consent must be produced when The recr are
,nuste-ed into tho sarvce Of the tinted Ststes Yo
vii, snlist no ,nso Vhnse 400 shaII svceed f1rtv 4ya
49, NE ha os. t., o .at $40 az, 80 ~ M
bodiei men-hrinp rrerisa in vonr nnues in Ibis re-
snect. hf rho rcgstio in resnect 70 ane and HEIGHT
~. te IN respeot ~ H5e i anu heisH'
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hau ins lea rune Vi tv roCiu must DC asceftaIeu
u SPels" anu the chrisuaA name must not
y TIc AIM s, tto hack Of thu o,,lis+,,o,. ,o,
when foded need not he Mid mn mat ii he Papes
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Ing Tor your dstTct once in Tires days the names and