The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1864-07-22
VIM. II. SEWARD, Sec'y Of State.
Regulations for Recruiting in Rebel
Statag

WASHINGTON. Friday July 15 1864
Regulations for recruiting in tho Robol
States for tho loyal States s'have been is
sued /. is provided TINT recruiting agents
must have let,or of appointment from Il @
S ate Exccp1ve. The particular field of
S,ato in which an agent is to operato.is to
be specified in tho le'ter of appointment
Experience has shown tha. these agents
should not bo paid for each recruit, but
that they should have fixed compensation
for. their services. Otherwise fraudulent
practices may be resorted to for the pacu.
MARY benefit of tho agent to tho great preiu-
dice OF tho State and military service. All
recruiting agents will bo subject to the
rules and articles of war. 1t is uade the
duty of tho commanding oilioor of any do.
ptrtmcnt or district in which recruiting
agents operate and of commanding officers
OF rendezvous, to order back to his State,
or arrest and hold for trial, as he may deem
be't, any recruiting agent who shall com.
NIT frauds upon. tho Government or re-
crui,s or who shall violate tho instructions
is'ued to govern this. recruitment, or be
guilty of any offense against military law
No man shall 10 recruited who is already in
tho military service as q soldier, teamster
:. labofcr, guide, &c or who is so employed by
tho military authorities as to be of i'm.
portancc to military operations. Recruits
procured in accordance with the act unotet
m Ist be delivered by tho recruiting ngont
at one of tho following named RENDEZVOUS
viz: Camp Casey, Washington, ID. c., fol
N f. Virginia Camp Newbern. N. c., fol
North Carolina Camp Hilton Head s. c.
for South Carolina aud Florida Camr
Vioksburg, Miss, for Mississippi, and Gang
Nashville, Tenn, for Georgia and Alabama
When received ut tho rendezvous it shall b,
i the duty of tho United States officers ther,
to havo the recruits promptly examined
and II occepted, to have them immediatel,
mustered into the United States service
properly provided for and sent to tho roei
monts for which they may have been on
listed or assigned, or 10 such other rcpi
) monts as tho service may require, Tin,
aforesaid rendezvous are regarded as mill
tary posts, and will DO conducted az sucl
under tho immediate orders of tho Wa
Department as issued through the Adu
tant. Generals office, but Department anc
! Army Commanders are desired to exercis,
a supervision over them, as coming within
the limits of their departments, and 10 max,
7 any reports to this office concerning them
! which may be deemed advisable. If it il
, desired TO put any of the volunteer recruit,
under his act into tho service as subs;i
I tutes, before or after the draft, they mus
= DO sent, without expense to tho Govern
(; ment, by tho recruiting agent to the distric
. in which tho principal is enrolled, and'lhe
be mustered in by the Provost Marshal, VIII,
will issuo the proper substitution papers,
1t is made the duty of commanding officer
to afford to recruiting agents all such facrli
ties US they can provide without dctrmeni
, to the public service, andio prevent recruit
ing byunauthorizod parties.