Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-11-06
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COMMONWEALTH OF MASSA,
" CHUSETTS.

HEADQUARTERS BosroE October 49, 1863.
GENERAL ORDER, NO. 30.
The President of the United States under date of oc
tOber II 1858 has issued call for 1000 volunteers to
years and the quota assigned to Massachusetts under
this call amounts to l526 Ii this number Is not raised
ply the enjence, which draft will commence on the
Tae tins for action is short and greatest activity
and promptude will necessary, TO ful1i the demand
menclne t6e DAFT The Mayor and Aldermen of cities
ami the Seleetmen lagan urgently request
the energetic ration of all whose hearts are III the
work to furnish their proportions .. y2unteels to cali
draw forth and stianlate the pablo interest in the
The be raised under this call to be enlisted
into the United States service for the various companies
and regiments in the field The bounties will be the
published in previous orders namely, $50 from
the state. AMI in addition, 1892 from the United States to
new recruits and SAW to hose who have served at ea,
nine months, and who shal enlist either into old reg-
mants or companies in the field. into the reg
ments or battalons now forming in his state
The numbers which are assigned to each town, city,
and sublistrct according to the enrolment made BY
the United STATES Provost Marshas are given low If
draft should become necessary in January next II will
be likel to be made in the same pro oorons ami inor
nation has been received from the department that
credits Will he allowed against such draft for all enlist
ments which shall be made under the present call and
also for enlstmens in the veteran regiments which
now organized for recruiting;
shal general for Massachusetts, he dquarters at Bos
tonD authorized and will appoint the mayors OF
cities and the chairmen of seectnen Of towns to
as recruiting officers for their several CT les and towns,
to recruit til quotas assigned to their several munich
Thew will receive their authority from Major Clarke
and will be subject to such ard regulations for
the pc ormance of their duties as he may issue They
will be entitled to oil The privileges and subject to all
the liabilities of other recruiting officers appointed by
him under orders from the provost marshal general of
the United States The of cities and the select
men Of towns Will cause to be made weekly report
on saturday to the adjutant general Of the common
wealth fthe number enlisted in their respective
cities and towns during each week.
TO these who have been in the military service for at
listing either the old regiments in the field
or in Ell her the vetera organizations named below and
of emitting themselves to the bounty OF S402 each, which
Is offered by he general government, III addition I" the
bounty of $50 each, which is offered by the common.
wealth, The veteran organizations
The secondiRegiment OF Heavy Artillery. commanded
by Col frankie. headquarters at Readville;
The Twelfth Unattached COMPANY of teavy Artillery,
commanded by Canain James NJ. Richardson stationed
at f Sag Fir sna BegfTy j, Veteran
me New Battalion for the First Regiment of Massa
chusets cavalry; under the command OF Col Horace B.
Sargent 10 take the place Of the battalion Port Royal
which has been permanently detached
The First Veteran Regiment (the Fifty Sixth Regiment
Of Mass aehusettS Volunteer intant to be commanded
by Col Grswold headquarters at Readvle TO be raised
The second Veteran Regiment he Fifty.S eventh Reg
raised in Wor ester and the four counties and
to be commanded by Col VIM f. Bartlett, late of the
The Third Veteran Regiment (the Fifty-eighth Regi-
meDt of Massachusetts, Volunteer lntantryO to be
raised in Southeastern Massachusetts, including the Old
Colony to be comman led by Col SilAs p. Richmond,
late of the I bird Regiment.
The Fourth Veteran Regiment (the Fifty ninth Regi-
ment of Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry to be raised
in the Counties ofEsseK and Middts and to be under
the command Of Col Could late Major OF the Thirteenth
Regiment.
10 ensting one months pay will be paid in
advance on being mustered into service. The bounty
ana premium in addition to the monthly pay, will be
S62 being mustered in (making S75 paid in advance
besides tn. state bounty OF $500 IS more in two
months; $50 more in six months, $50 more after
year, $50 more after eighteen months $50 more after
two $50 more after two years and half, and $40
at the expiration of three years service. And
the should las. three years from the present
time Fll the whole 6odnty Will be paid to those Who
shall have served to the end aGG If they die in the
vice, their heirs will receive 1t
Those who have never been in service, or who have
served for less than nine months ard who shall enlist
into old regiments in the field, 1902 bounty will be
paid in addition to the bounty OF $780, follows:
tered INTO service. The BOUNTY and premium, in addi
ton to the monhy pay, will be S27 on being mustered
in king $40 paid advance besides the State bounty
of $50 $40 in months, $40 more in six months,
$40 moe alter S40morc after eighteen months
$40 after years. and $75 the expiration
three years from the present me stu the whole boun-
ty will be paid to those who shall have served to the
end; and they die in the SERVICE their heirs will
ceive it.
This order does change the provisions of General
Order No IL Current :ries from these Headquarters
which order was issued in regard to the enlistment of
veteran organizations
he Go Iernor confidently exec that Massachusetts
will as she has done, fumi' h with exemplary
pr0mptness her contingent troops in obedience tins
the latest call of the President. Let the whole PEOPLE
unite with tervld devotion to cause sacred all
hopes, and the National Armies reinforce
which will them invncble, and them
enemy.
BY order of His Excellency, JOHN A. ANDREW, Cover
nor and COMMANDMENT Chief
WM SCHoULER, Adj. General.