Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1864-07-28
TWENTY NEW REGIMENTS TO
RE- RAISEDiX OHIO. 'a'
A representative Regi-
ment Proposed. 50

Special Dispatch 10 the Cincinnati Gazette. I'll
i.a 'ss.,,.y I. COLUMBUS, July 20
The Secretary of War has given
authority for the raising Of twenty new re-
eiments of infantry in this State, for one,
two, or three years, under the late call
The details relative ts.,hs raising Of these
regiments, have not yet been received. The
field officers will be selected from expert
epcod and efficient officers, whs have been
tried on the battle field and not found want
ing. As far as possible the company officers
wifi be taken from the officers and menire-
Gently discharged by reason Of the expira'
ton Of their torn Of service. No eavalfy
or light artillery is authorized. and none
will be organized, Lieut.. Col. L. O. Boone,
Of the ll5th Ohio, has been promoted to
Colonel, and Major Asa W. Fitch TO Lieut..
Colonel A regiment to be composed Of
representative recruits, has been authorized.
The following is the order from Adjutast1
General Cowen, relative to the matter: ''
REPRESENTATIVE REGIMENT. ...
.,,.., ,,m... COLUMBUS, July 20. j
.f4ra GENERAL ORDER NO. 81.
By virtue of authority from Brig. Gen. J.
B, Fry, Provost Marshal General OF the
army, it is hereby announced that a regiment
of presentative recruits will be raised in
Ohio under the rules and regulations fol-
lowing: District Provost Marshals have been
instructed to furnish all the facilities in their
power to enlist and muster promptly all ac-
ceptable representative recruits presented,
and will forward them at once to Camp
Chase, where an officer will be in readiness
to receive them, and when sufficient mum
bers are received, organize them into com
panies. To guard against the prejudlcial
Intervention Of recruit brokers, arrange
ments are completed in the Department to
take charge of the payment OF local bounty,
where districts may desire, and pay the
same out to the recruit in person, without
and discount or deduction whatever. The
unwarranted interference of recruit brokers
in the matter of local bounties is proving
prejudicial to tho business of recruiting,
and 10 far as possible it shall be stopped. =
All honest and patriotic citizens are request
cd TO assist in preventing these frauds upon
recruits Persons unfit for military duty
and not liable to draft, from age or other
cause, who desire to be represented in the
service, can procure a representative re-
cruit, under the above arrange ement, by de-
posting in the State Treasury the amount
OF money they desire to pay as local bounty
Wnlcn VIII pe palu ouC " tue rooru.. III PSi'
son on his being properly mustered into the
service Where an individual can procure
his own representative recruit and pay hin
the beunty without the Intervention oi
bounty brokers, it will Of course obviate tht
necessity Of making deposit in the State
Treasury. District Provost Marshals vii
doubtless take charge of and dsburss boun
ties on the application Of the parties inter
esfed. Competent and experienced officers
of we'll known efficiency and military ex
p@rience. will be appointed in this regiment
and none others need apply.
By order of the Governor.
&, lSigned] K CoWEN,