, 1863-10-28
IMPORTANT ORDER FROM TIE
ADJUTANT GENERAL.
The Regulations nf the Recruitfng
8erT1cc-0ur Quota under the Last
Call Is 13.779-1he Old Regiments
to be Ftlled Up.

GENERAL HEADQUARTERS. STATE or111-.)
ADIUrAST GENERAL IS OFFICE,
SPRIS0T1ELD, Oct. -, 1858.
General Order No. a:
The following announcement concerning
the late call Of the President for more troops
is made; and the following regulations, relat-
icg to the recruiting service, Is published for
general Information:
/. The quota assigned by the War Depart
ment to this State, under the cali Of the
President OF the 18th inst, u twenty saYen
thousand nine hundred and thirty, {27,930)
calls was, on the 11th Of june last, as stated
by the Provost Aarahsl General In his letter
to Governor Yates, under date OF Sept. 14th,
eight thousard one hundred aud t1fty-one.
{S,15L) This excess is to be deducted from
the shove q $50, leaving balance Of 1878
eight Thousand is claimed by the State, and
that claim Is now before the War Depart
ment for allowance. The real excess whea
determined will be announced. The bAlance
of our quota must be raised By voluntary en-
Estments, BY the fltIh day Of January ne1t,or
draft will On that day be made in such dis.
tricts or counties as shall not have furnished
their Just proportion Of our quotas.
II. ALL en1istments Of volunteers are under
the special charge ard direction Of Col James
B. Fry, Provost Marshal General Of the U. 8.
Lieut.. Colonel James o4ses, on duty in this
tsict Provost 5larshals in this State act, is toe
superintendent Of the recruiting service in
tits State,
III. with the exception O. Hon. ]. F.
Fatnsworth, who Tas on ths 12.h day Of Au-
gust last authorized bg the Provost Marshal
General to raise one regiment Of cavalry, and
Major Hamilton B. Dix, who was On the 23th
day Of August last, authorized by Governor
Yates to 1afae three companies tor tbs 13th
Illinois cavalry, no persons arc authorized
to reernit IN thls State tor new organizations;
and it ts believed that no other persons will
be authorized to do so, the policy Of the
Government TOW being to contine isa efforts
to filling up companies and regiments low
In the field.
". Two classes Of recruiting officers are,
or soon will be, on duty In this State, to Wit:
Recrnitipg agents In each Congressional dis
trict, who are appointed by the Provost Mar.
etal General, on the Recommendation of the
district Provost Marshal, with the approval
of tho Governor and Superintendent Of the
recruiting service Of the state; and recruit-
ing parties detailed from our old regiments
in the field.
On the 7th instant application was made by
direction Of Gov. Yates, to the War Depart
Inent Tor recruiting parties to be detailed
to Goth, inclusive; cavalry 81 to 1ath inclu-
slvei 1st anl I'd artillery -Cogswells. Board
Of frade,. Mercantile. Bridges, E1gin and
Vnughn's batteries. That application has
been granted and recruiting officers from
these Organizations are soon expected here to
report to the Superintendent for that duty.
V. All enlistments are for three years or
during the war (uot to exceed three yeara)
with the following bo1nties and premiums:
l. Volunteers Tor new organizations, one
hundred dollars bounty and tHo dollars pre-
MUM, heeide one months advance pay Is
'pany to which they belong.
9. "Vete1an Volunteers" are those who
have served ut least nine months as soldiers,
aid bten Eocorab]y discharged and who ca1
pass the examination required BY the muster
Ing regulations OF the United States; or vol
unteers serving In three yeazB Organizations,
who may re. enlist for three years. or during
the war THE new term Of enlistment to con-
| melce from date Of re, enlistment) In the
compa1ies or regiments to which they now
btloDg, md who may hare, at the date OF re-
enlistment, lees than one gear to serve. The
time for enlistirg as sucn expires on the first
of December Eext.
8. 70 every recruit who is ss Veteran Vol
nnte er," ore mouths pay In advance and 9
bounty md premium amounting to $4G3, will
be paid as follows:
At the general rendezvous, and before
leaving the same to join his regiment
or company, the veteran volunteer re-
e5nit viii be paid one months p,yia ,.
Premium. Observation-Disclosures. ~ &c
Total pay before leaving general rem
otZfode... 900
This will be paid in cash, OF checks for trans
initial, tn whole Of part, rs the man may desire.
At tho frat regular pay day, os two
months after nuetetiu. an additional
iusta}Ment Of bounty will be pail..... 5000
Making pay and bounty tten received. $500
service, be Win, ID addltion to bis nav bo
paid an additional installment Of bounty, $50 60