Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1863-12-15
Call for Pennsylvania Volunteers to
avoid Drafting.
Headquarters Penn'a Militia J
KARLSRUHE. Dec. 10, lSU3.

GENERAL ORDERS, No. As.
The President # the United States hav-
ing, by his cummuuIc4tiun OF the yth INST.
iu relation to propositions submitted to
him relating 10 the recruiting service III
Pennsylvania, under h- call of Ottobcr
l.;h ulrimo, for 500 coo men, approved
Of 50 much thereof as is comprised under
the following puln's:
Il IS o,d,red--
That the recruitment Of Volunteers for
the various regiments now III the h=!d,
will be conducted accordingly, viz.
l. Details for recruiting service IN the
State will be made of off .ers of Peunsyl-
vauia regiments in the III +, whose terms
of service expire in 1861. 70 facilitate
the recruitment of q4ots>, such SFp'Int-
menrs, OF officers IN the f-lj, Will be
made by the Governor, where practicable,
90 the r,cymneu1atlau Of du J authorized
committees representing cities, borOushs
aud townships, TO recruit for their several
l,cA.ities.
These recommendations should not,
however, be made indlscrimina'ely, but
with due regard to the cbarac of the
person named, aud hls ability TO perform
the important duties of the post.
ii. When practicable, Cd regiments
will be reformed to the State 10 te
recruited.
III. The volunteers who shall be en- :
listed vii remain under the c0otrol of the
Governor at such camps OF Teud Gus,
aud unrii ready to be sent 10 their regi-
meu,s, in ccJriaUce with General Otders
No. -, Of 1852.
~ Premiums not exceeding twenty
FIVE dollars tor veterans, aud fifteen dollars
for new recruits, Wi. be pad to othceEs
detailed for recruiting service, from recl-
meuts iu the fed, when the recruits are
accepted By the Juited States. Payment
TO be made by l.. Col. Rpmford, L. S A,
Acfing Assistant Provost Marshal General.
Y. Volunteers furnished by cities CT
olber localities vii! be duly credited on
the draf: Fixed for January 3, 1854 and
also ''all such volunteers as may have been
mustered iuto tie service Of the United
States, since the draft, the number SO
credited to lie deducted from the proper
ton Of the quota assigned the State under
recent call Information regarding the
qIoias Of counties, cities, townships aud
~srd-, can be procured 90 application to
the respective Dls'rict Provost Marshals.
VI AGrhorIIy will be given 10 officers
detailed for recruiting service from regi-
meuts 10 the islis, to raise complete
companies Of infantry, to be sent TO such
regImen's 10 the fed ss have less than
their proper number Of company organiza-
aons.
VII Colorcd volunteers for the color
e5 regiments Of Pennsylvania will be
accepted as part Of the quota, and also
such as have been mustered into the
service of the United States siuce the draft,
to be credited to cities or other localities
on their proportion Of the States quota
under recent call.
VIII, Camps of rendezvous will be
established at proper l3caliries, IN charge
of commandabis and .kiiIful surgeons, to
be arp)ntet ty the Governor.
TX To every recruit who is Veteran
Volunteer, as defoed 10 General Orders Of
the War Department Of June 25. 1868,
No. l9l, for recruiting Veteran NOuu-
teers, obe months pay in advance, and
bounty and premium Of Si02, and to ali
other RECRUITS, not veterans, accepted aud
enlisted as required 10 existing orders, one
months pay 10 advance, and, in addition,
a bounty and premium of 1892 will be
paid.
The short time now remaining, within
which TO FIJI the quota Of the State, by
and thus avoid the impending
draft, admonishes the loyal citizens Of the
Importance of providing, by local bOunties,
the strongest Inducements to volunteers.
Of other States, by this
means, are seducing from Pennsy ivania
he ab!e-bodied men who should replensh
Ter own regiments. Pennsylvania, with
deficiency less, propor'iona'ely, than her
Gjacent C0mmODwealths,s should show, BY
Ter promptpess and alscri,y, now, her
bllity to maintain the high position she
las heretofore, and still occupies among
ler sister States, 10 contributing to sup
,ress this rebellion.
By order of Al CURTIN,
Governor and Commander-in-C Chief.
A. l. Russell,
Adiuiaut-Ge pennsv|vania