, 1863-01-17

sent to all The county clerks notifying them
to Immediately forward copies Of such List #
possible, and in case the ASSESSORS had failed
TO file them In their offlcee, to notify nc Of
cd In August, but in most Of the counties the
failure was on the part Of the assessoTs.:
In the organization Of companies under this
law, but little attention was paid to It. But
forty-two muster rolls and fosty;tsso ccrtia-
sa,sS Of e1seon =, weEs rs, hled and fifteen COM
On the sd Of August last, Tor the purpose
Of preparing the State for draft to fill up old
|: regiments, In case it should be required, and
| In pursuance Of an order Of the War Depart
| naent, the enrolment, Of the entire militia
| force of the State WIS ordered. -~
| An enrolling officer, draft commissioner,
and surgeon were appointed III each county
as required By said order. Tho third para
graph Of said order is rs follows: "Third.
The Governors Of the respective States will
the assessors Of the seEer1 counties, or Of
any other officers to be appointed by such
| Governors G all able bodied male citizens,
between tho agcs Of eighteen and fQrty-1yc,
within the respective counties, giving the
name, age, and occupation of each, toSetner
service Of the United States, and In what ca;
pacity, and anY other facts which may deter
mine Ills exemption from military duty, nj
reasonable aud proper expenses Of such en-
rollment and Of the draft hereinafter provided
will be reimbursed BY the United States upon
vouchers showing the detailed statement o!
service performed, and expenses Incurred
:. 10 be approved by such Governors TIC
obtain The information required by this
order ncw and full enrolment was indlspcn
sably necessary. The enrolling officers Wcrt
furnished by this Department with necessar,
blanks and instructions, and directed # posi-
bic, to make returns BY the 10th Of septeln
bcr It being impossible *" do so, however
the time was afterwards extended.
Il Returns Of the enrolment have been re
eeiyed from Ill but two Counties (saline ant
} | Nar7cn) m abstract Of which will be foun'
in schedule "D'', Of this report: -, !. +;
In September the dratt commissioners wcr
notified to await further orders before pro
cccding to Investigate the cases Of person
: WHO claimed to be exempt from draft 7
view Of the: probability that no 'dratt won1
; be required, and TO save expense, this: motto
, IVES given, but the enrolling officers who In
not fu1ly completed their returns, were dircc
): cd to do so. On the 1st of. November, hoV
| cycr, the following dispatch was received:
:, y. :. WAsnzzar6's, Oct s, 1862
! Please send 10 nc aa coon as possible: Firiia
The number Of men enrolled in ron State for drat
= Second, lie number Of men drafted Third, Il
number Of Eonn, Tue n1,1bcF Mh :,
number OF camps Of rendezvous; sixth. tae nnl
Of .o1nnteele ter ming 9nths to tate g ths p!a
: Of drafted men: scycnth, the number o1 afaft'
men who volunteered for three yeaEs -
8 By order Of the Secretary Of War, n....;zo,,., .
! The following answer was returned: :,
. brig. Gen. c. T. Buckingham. Washington: !.
!. The enrolment Of the Militia Of the State y
! + suspended On Gov: Yatea return from Washiu
ton on nceount Of Ills being informed ny the sec'
ta1y Of War TINT no draft would probably be rc9n
e ed In This State: S. 900 volunteers hAre enlisted
+ new regiments In this State under last two cal
/. Shall the enrolment be completed
= :: ALLEN c, FuLLKR. Aajutant General
{ The following reply WIS received Novct
= | her 9TH: ',.H: =, 80 80 !
= ...-.. WAsmxoron, Nor. t, ,tsas
!. Allen G. Fuflor, Adjutsnt General -. .
I It's not necessary to complete the enrolment =
= der the rircuustaucFs, q. T. DUcU1tunAn II