Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1864-05-31
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| Woodstock, May %, ls6t
| The Secretary Of War To- telegram TO Maj Gen. DI.
dated May 10 1904, makes announcement as follows
is Tie design 81 e Government 60 keep ~ the Nation
al fore. until the rebellion n overthrow and order 10
provide against ny noppoHune reduction when the
VI the hundred day goes out draft to OH up their
place. aud all other Reductions will BE- ordered 10 ak place
on ihe ls II July hy which time the new enromenl' will
| be completed.
The following telegram oa the Provost Msssl Gensr.
| Tor Vermont has been by hun Officially COMMUNICATED To
May 10, 1864
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Confer win state authorities aud sndesvor get the
iefonl districts sub districts raising men
Al once, with view u the new call reensd to IN dspstch
Of Yesterday im Secretary OF War 10 General DI. II viii
be greatly 10 the advantage Of the different towns, counties
etc. 70 time by commencing Asuiasd quotas spare
no Efforts 70 complete tie revision Of snroment Al earliest
p0- ibe DAY. The exact quota will be based upon
tsignedJ JAMES Il. Fry,
Provost Msrshal GenersI
In reply 10 subsequent telegram, the Provost Marshal
General states, that he is pot able to eve information
| as TO the number Of men to be called for
II Is not probable that the number 10 be called fu will be-
less than three hundred thousand, which would require
nom this State about $3.50 The aggregate q the
plus furnished BY the several towns the state which have
exceeded heT respective quotas 1850, which, ufuna call
iof 100000 men, would leave 100 20 be raised The
number To be raised by each will be very nearly
ana half the quota ofe town Tor 200 900 men a. publish
by the Provost Marshal May l. 1904 deducung The sur.
plus of those towns which have credit lor Of
rsised.
IN Wow gu He announcement % tue secretary OF W
the urgent advice OF the Provost Marshal General and the
heavy losses incident to the present active campaign, It BE-
obviously the duty well as for the nere,oi every
town the stale 10 make immediate and active preparation
tor the coming dnl by enlising sending them
into the service take the places Of the brave
who, BY their gallant self devotion upon the field OF battle
have rubly sustained The National Government and add
ed mporshabe honor 20 the state, making the of
Nermouter, IN the army Of the nation, the synonym ot
undnehing bravery and heroic daring
Men be obtained with less expense snd trouble
than hereafter Each DAYS delay increases tie difficulty uf
obtaining them, account Ut the engagements which
making for tho working season. Those isWus which have
heTet ofe acted earnestly upon similar advice have sead
found, and will continue to ind under the next call their
OF every in The state will perceive the importance
IT increasing their surplus VI they have one aud OF
once providing surplus they have Thty-tNu
towns have surplus equal exceeding their proc
able quotas under call lof 3u0O Those towns wi
u coue upon their established policy In allowing
their surplus To be absorbed BY the cali but provide for
further surplus ut further use. All towns viii do well To
adopt Tho policy place themselves IN
position IN which they will be ia hazard Of draft
II IL earnestly enoned upon the towns, the seleetmen,
and all loyal citizens that they at respond the al
OF the Provost Marshal Geneta enlist all the pos-
sibe and furnish them the Government or pres
ent use
ny order OF the Governot
PETER 4. WAShBuRN,
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