The Portland daily press., 1864-08-04
STATE OF MAINE.

Augusta August 4, 1864. J
General Order No. %
i. Thirty Companies of Infantry for Re,;,n....
in the neld, and to be credited upon tie - n
are authorizes by the War Department 10 be raised
y, .is STAT from volunteers for either one two or
thrseyears service as the recruit may elect
III: Enrolled men or their substitute 5 though "a.
ceiylng no Government bounty, have the D. ri,esa
OF eieeung the company ard regiment IN which
they will s@rve. BY Volunteering ia these orgarira
uonsi ont II drafted, such liberty Is necessarily
dc led TIL m.
III the state bounties to all volunteers. xbs,h.
er enrolled men or others. is slO0 500 Or Sa1e
acc riding TO the period OF their enlistment for
Oh y.ars and the Government bounty tbs same to.
all out enrolled men or their .substitutes who ara
not entitled 20 any United States BOUNTY
~ The officers ofthese companies will be select
ed from those who have served at least nine month";
In the field, unless very special reasons exist n par
teular cases
V. such Immediate action saoald be taken n,
citizens not liable TO enro lmfnt desring to avoid
draft In their community and By club. Of enrolled
men, a. will make 1t Tor the peeuriary interest efIhe
a.sr, Noinhteer instead OF entering service as
vi. Concerted action Initiated in cities and nop.
nlous pae 8, and extending TO tho suburbs and ad-
Jaeent towns emoodying The partial selection OF Of
heeis and noneommssioned officers. may insure the
adoption. at once. of such plans Of procedure. as
will guarantee the raising OF e. pailv In eVerx IN
stance where II Is undertaken. But any oficer Sc
leeted as above, shoa d be person who has served
noraoiy for At least nine months or the selection
may not DC confirmed BY the Governor.
VII. The following rules will be adhered To In.
raising these eOmpanits.
Isl 40 Iesss PIsnliuihe or expenses VIII be paid
for making the eniistments
I'd. Each volunteer must be examined and an.
proved by local physician. who will be paid % eta
Tor ns serViessi but the physician is 10 sign the
ceTtlncate OF such eNanina len upon the Enlistment
p per. that being for the authorized gu geon who
makes the final examination n the muster in.
81. Justice OF the Peace viii administer the
oath - the recruit, and h and sixn the eertfe.fc
on the face OF the enlistment.
:. 18th: When the enlistment is for a less period
than Sytars, the blank wi b. changed 10 exhibis
The fact.
5th Each company must comprise one hundred
s ~ que ehls ca men aud as soon as that humber
OF suitable persons. who are eligible 70 enlistment
have each signed three enlistment papers one part
OF each enlistment with the names Of persons des
lgnated for the commits ioned oiie3rs o. the COM
pAny ard their residence and the plaee Of the
devious Of the Company will BE- forwarded the
Adjntant General. who WI arrange with MaJos
6Ndiner, u. ). MiitaTy supt ria endent, fer tho
transportation, muster in clothing, arming and
coupling of the company,
vi Ii the company Is detaired beyond the time
of which reasonable notice is gwen the Adjutant
General that II will assemble its rendt xVous TO
leave tor the place Of muster, forty day per
man will be allowed foT boa d and lodging Tor the
period Of such detention and the tins Occupied in
coming in from the com rendezvous
VII - maeh Of General Order TSenty.Seven
OF the2oth ult as pres jri0es rues governing epit
ments and credits for quotas and amount OF honn
ties aud enumerates the persons entitled thereto
ana ehglbl9 TO enlstmenis. Is applicable TO these
Extract from War Department authority of inv
3. 1854. to raise these eompaniesl
"The said companies must he mustered I'm h.,o,.
sept o ls64 ia order that they NAV be credited an
the quota OF the STATE usdsr the Aforesaid cal
should any OF the companies AL 10 orgauize
~ =. a. fpeasonaee time they win b. consolidated
panies before the aforesaid dates"
BY Order of His Exeelleney the Governor.
JOHN L. HoDSDoN.
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