Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1863-10-31
PROCLAMATION.
To THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE
OF WISCONSIN.


ed FOR, The President Of the United
States, ly lie proclamation 81 The l1th
instant las made call for 300,Co0 VOL
uateers;
Asd. s-Lereos. 'Du;y and potriotism
demand that tie draft should be cheer.
fully submitted 10 and the new ca"
nroIup;lv ans;sered hy tic people OF
Wisconsin as they have a'ways been
ready 10 comply anl have more than
complied with al previous cats hereto
fore made upon item in support Of our
national integrity and for i,:c nlaiDtrin-
ance and viiiI:ca,ion Of tie Union, the
| Constitution and the Laws;
Now THEgEFoRE. and IN order that
the pcorlo of Wisconsin may be more
/ fuIly aud definitely advised concerning
the proportion &c men required from tbs
| S.acc under these two calls. tic mode o!
| distributing and filing the safae. and 9th
er no:n:s conncc.ec. thcrcw.ih, |, En-
WARD SALoMoS. Governor OF tic Slate
nf Wisconsin, do hereby give the fo!nw-
iug iniormation.of regulations adapted by
lie Governmeut Of Tie Uu.ted states,
AMI of other matters connected wiih SAID
two calls, SO Ear as am advised Of Tie
! same;
lst. Concerning TIC drift non PEND
ipq: The execution of which will COIN
mence On the 9th day of November
| next;
The number OF men Of the first class
| enrolled in tie six Congressional Dis
tr;cts, including twenty towns or sub DIS
tricts not 70: reported. tn, estimated ri
Loco, will he CS.s45, (which viii vary
but vcrv lil:e from The exact number
when fully usseItainod); 20 per cent. OF
which wouid make tie quoia of Nisc"n
sin I3.7G9. Oar State las "a nishcd
nm excess of troops over all prcriOus
calls. reducing it all to the standard Of
/ three wears men. Of between four ard
/ FIVE thousand, all Of which will be cred
/ itel 10 the State, each congressional Dis
trict receiving crodi, for the excess fur
nished down tp towns oriwaIds. but the
number Of mcn required from a Con
/ pressoRal District viii he distributed
+ among lis towns aud wards IN proper
ton TO the number of men of tho first
/ class enrolled Ia each town or war'l.
All men enIistirg before The daft in
Tic 35th Regimen, Wis. Vols, or in auy
Of the companies of artillery now in
the field. viii be properly credited on
this draft.
.2d. Concerning Ike neO cali Of 500.
coo Volunteers: Upon the estimated
enrolment Of 6s.s45 men for the first
class. the Quota fer Wisconsin n;iler this
call would be 9.724, which will vary bat
/ slightly from the exact number when def
inately ceriained This number viii
be assigned 10 districts according 10 the
number Of mon ct rolled therein of tic
I first class; and upon the same principle it
can bc asceita;ned l'y the people OF any
town or ward what their respective quo
tas will I've, for the number uf men re-
quiTel FROM any particular town or ward
will lie in tie same proportion to tie
number &c men enioli,d Of the FIRST class
| in such oTn OF ward that ., 72t bears 10
| G8 SIS.
This call is intended p 10 fill old
regiments ~ tho he'd, and Tie 0"'ern'
ment viii therefore pay I" any new
recruits for an y re- m Mt
in the field one months pay in 0a
rance. and a Louaty and premirm Ct
1902, as Joitows:
l. ~ the general rendezvous nnl
before leaving the Same 10 jim
lis regiment or company, ;he
rccru; accepted under lhs au-
tl.or;tv, viii lie paye,! one
months i,ay il ad,ance......s!3 co
First cns,almcnt of bounty. 60 90
Premium. .............. 60
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Total pay before leaving
general rcr a2yous. ..$15 90
To be n,..a in cash.nr cheeks
for ,r.n.n.:tial, in whole or in
na,t % he ,ecr,,;t may desire.
,. At he i;rst REGULAR ,av ,;ay, or
two months after muster IN, m
additional iusla!nent ii lonn-
| /, viii h. us,d. 10 co
Maxine nay and bounty