The Portland daily press., 1864-08-12
STATE OF MAINE.

Augusta, Ausustl, 1854. j
General Order No. 2s
]. Thirty Companies of Infantry for Reejmepts
In the ned and V be eoitt upon the pres n cal
are autho'Ize1 ~ the War DePsTimenf 10 be Tsi,,d
IA tis stat. iron, Volunteers for eltntr ore txo or
three years service, as lbe TtcTui MAJ elecr.
IL Enroliel men or their .ubstitufts, have the
priSiege Of elseting the company and re. Iment
IN which they will save. ty y0iu. teerin H. ths-s
organizations; but ii dra ted such liberty i m. ces
ssrily de- led them.
Ilf ihe state bounties to all volup.eer. ana a.
substitutes ents ed pr or to the drsf l. siOo $40
or $50 acc Idiug 10 the period Of their a l.tmest
for z or years, and the u ). bounty the ssme
TO all volunteers AID repre- eBtGtNe retInits sub.
stiintes ior enrolled men are not enli to nit,
States Bounts
" Tne officers of,hese companies will be select.
ed from those ~ho have sers, ct nine months
in the Held unless very special exist l. par.
ucniaT cases
Such immediate action sho.la be tak., n,
citizens not liable to enrolmeIt de, ing to avoid
draft la their community, and BY club. Of ep,o,L A
men, as viii max IL ior the pecu ary interest lhs
drafted men.
vi. Concerted action init aied in cities and pop-
uious piac s. and extending 10 the suturbs ana ad-
Jacent towns, emtody ing the partial ctcn o. Of
heers and non commissioners fheers. may insure the
adoption, at once Of such plans OF proeet dare as
will kulI antee the raisiug OF a G. mpany In everv IN
sianee where il is uhderlalen, but auy a Ger 80.
lecied as above, shou ee person who has ssr. ed
hNnoraoly for At least nine months, the se.clion
may not be confirmed by the Governor
VII. The following rules will be adhered 10 In
raising these comfabhs.
lst- no lees, premiums or expenses Will be paid
for making the enistmeuts.
3D. Each vo uuteer must be examined and an.
proved BY local physician, Who will b. aio IS a..
Tor his seryicts but The physician Is not 10 sis ,h
certificate of snsh examiBa iel up he -
p.per, that being for the authonxed geen who
rases the hualexsmnaii L a the nustsr in.
3D.. A Justice OF tie Pesce will . min i or the
oath 20 the recruit, and MI ALd the
the face of the enlistment.
ith. When the enlistment Is for q less period
than years. the blank vi b. changed to ,xhibis
the TACT.
5th. Each company must comprise one hundred
and one enis ed men. and as soon that M n her
OF sui able persons. who are eligible 10 enlistn MT
have each signed three Mist iment sI err one part
OF each enlistment with the names Of persops de.-
ignaied Tor the minis ioneu ofhcsrs o the com.
pany, and their residence and the place Of the rem
dezFous Of The Company, will be iorvarc,d tha
Asldsan, S;a Genera, Sho y arranse VI Major
transportation, muster In. clothing. armins and
eqniping Of the company.
VI, IL the company Is detained beyord ths ,,r,s
Of whica reasonable lotiee is given The Adjutant
General that II will smble its rend, zvous 10
leave ior the place Of muster, forty day per
man VAL be allowed Tor boa d and logging or ths
period OF such detention and the tim occupied an
coming IN from the cont any rendezvous.
VII 80 much Of General Order Twenty.s even
OF The 2O1h ut as presrioes rules governing enlb
ments and credits for quotas AID amount OF boun.
ties and enum.rsies tie persons enti led tberei o
and eligible TO enlistmenis. Is applicable to these
Extract from War DEPARTMENT authority Of july
p, 1854, TO raise these compsnies.l
"Ihe SAID compabies must he mustered in teiore
Sept 8, ls64 in order that he, be credited on
the quota OF the State ardsr tn Aforesaid ca -
Should any Of the eompapie. al to orgz1 Ire
Within reasonable tims. thes viii b. cousoliaatsd
80 asto form and be uusfered in as complete eon-
pAhies before 'he aforesaid dates"
BY order OF His Exceileney The Governor.
JOHN hoDs ON.
Acknowledgement.
/ Aug. 4-dlw