Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-03-21


self was incorrect But had no data, nor did
it exist in the War Department. upon which to
correct il. In the present adjustment il will be
perceived that the September settlement is en-
tirely ignored.
On the first day of March Colonel BAKER re-
ceived from the Provost Marshal General The
following dispatch:
WASHINGTON, Feb 20, 1864
Col Conrad Baker, A. A. p. NJ Gent, Indian
polls:
Be fully prepared to commence the draft on
(l0th) tenth March, and to make il in every sub
district which shall not have raised its quota
before March LIST Volunteers between March
first and tenth nav be deducted after draft COM
mences. Make known to Governor.
lSigned,l J. B. Fry. p NJ. Gent.
On being furnished with copy Of this, sept
the following dispatch to Col Fry:
IsDIASAPoLIs. March /. 1864.
Col. J. B. Fry. p. NJ GeaT, Washington City:
Col. Baker has just shown me a dispatch in
which he is required to commence the draft on
the 10Th OF March in all sub districts that have
not furnished their quota. Are to infer from
this that sub districts to be drafted when the
State in the aggregate has filled her QuOtal
o. p. MoRToS. Gov. Indiana.
To this / received the following answer:
Governor o. p. Morton, Indianapolis:
Section three (3) act approved February
twenty fourth ga eighteen hundred and sixty
four 1851 requires the draft 70 be made in ev
cry sub district which is deficient in its Quota
Orders for draft will be given accordingly, with
out regard to the aggregate raised by the State
at large. JAMES b Fry, Z. NJ Gen.
The Sd section of the act approved February
"a, 1864. in these words, to wit:
"SEc. 3. And be il further enacted, That if
the quotas shall not be filed, within the time
designated by the President, the Provost Marshal
Of the District within which any ward of city,
town. township. precinct. or election district.
county where the same is not divided into wards,
towns, townships, precinctS election districts,
which IS deficient in its quota, is situated. shall
under the direction of the Provost NJ Irsha Gen
eral, make draft for the number deficient there
from, but all volunteers who may enlist after the
draft shallhave been ordered, and before il shall
be actually made. shall be deducted from tie
number ordered to be drafted in such ward, town,
township, precinct, election district, county.
And il the quota of any district shall not be
filled by the draft made in accordance NTH the
the provisions of this act and the act to which il
is an amendment, further drafts shall be made,
and like proceedings had, until the quota of such
district snail be hlled.
According to the construction given to this
section by Col Fry, draft would be made in
every Ward Of "a city or township in a county
that may not have furnished its quota, although
the State, in the aggregate, may have furnished
its quota and more Whether this construction
will be adhered to and acted upon by the Gov
ernment am unable TO say
The Adjutant General is preparing for publca-
ton as rapidly as possible a statement of the
number of men furnished by each county from
the beginning OF the war, including the proper
credits of the re enlisted veterans. The veter-
ans re enlisted in the field and the locality to
which they to be credited is determined by
themselves at the time of re-enlistmeut and put
down upon the rolls. The statement cannot
therefore, be completed until the rolls shall have
been received.
When we consider the great number of troops
that have been furnished by the State for the
prosecution of the war, the promptness with which
they have responded to the calls of the Govern
ment, and the great and uniform gallantry they
have displayed upon so many bloody fields, we
may well be proud of the record which Indiana
has made
Since writing the above, Col. BAKER has re-
ceved the following dispatch:
WAsHISGToS, March Is, 1864
/ Colonel Conrad Baker, A A II. VI General.
! The President of the United States has made
a call for two hundred thousand GOO ,000) men
/ in addition to the call OF February j. 1864. for
/ five hundred thousand. The quota will be two
/ 6fths (2-5ths) of the quota of five hundred thou
sand subject to additions for deficiencies aud de-
ductions Tor excess on that quota. As soon as
/ practicable you will be informed of the number
required from each District of your State. Mott
/ fy the Governor Immediately.
/ Signed JAMES B Fry
Provost Marshal General.
Under this new call. the quota of Indiana. ac-
eording to the ratio adopted under the call in
October last, will be IL Cos but according 10 the
assignment in the letter addressed to Col. BAKER,
above quoted. will be l300s men The excess
| furnished by the State over former calls is al
most double the quota under the last, yet it is not
unlikely that. under the operation of the section
quoted from the act of February 24th, 1864, as
construed by the Provost Marshal General. the
draft NAV fall upon a number of counties that
have failed to do their part. As before stated,
the liabilities aud credits of each county will be
given soon the necessary data be pro
cured in the Adjutant Generals Office. and when
that has been done. the quota of each county can
be approximately distributed among the several
townships OF wards in cities. o. p. MoRToS,
Governor of Indiana.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMEST. !
Indianapolis, March Is. 1864