The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1864-05-07
The Cali for 100 days Men.

To the President Of the Uaited States:
Frst-Ths Governors of Ohio. Indian.
IIhneis, Iowa, and Wisconsin, offer 70 tn
President infantry troops for the approach
ing eamPaign.
Seeond-Ths term Of service to be a,
hundred days, reckoning from the date O
muster into the service Of the Upi.st
States. unless sooner discharged.
1hird-The troops to be mustered int,
the service Of the United States BY re.i
| ments, when the regiments are filed ur
according te regulations to the minimuu
| strength. The regiments to be Organized
according to the regulations of the Wa,
Department.. The whele number to be
furnished within twenty days from, date
OF nstacs Of the acceptance Of this prop
| ssitien.
FoartA-Th. troops to be clothed, armed
equipped, subsisted, transported aad paii
a. other United States Infantry volunteers
and to serve in Notifications or wherever
their services may be required, within OF
without their respective States
F0M-No bounty to be paid the troops
nor tho service charged or credited on an
draft
S,rth-The draft for three years service
to 60 on in any State or district where the
quota i. not filled up; but If any officer
or soldier in the special service shall be
drafted, he shall be credited for the ser.
vice rendered
(SigLod) JOHN B.ouCH, Gsv. Of Ohio,
.. II. MsRrox, Gov. Of Ind
RICH D YATES, Gov Of ILL.,
W. NJ SroxE, Gov CT Iowa
The foregoing proposition of the Gov
ernors Is accepted, and the Secretary Of
War Is directed to carry it into execution.
April %, 1864 (Sgned) A LINCOLN.
GrNrg., UEA0oCARTEss STATE or III:
ADJ GEs or S:nlyorIELD, APR pc, '64
Gsner.l order No. 5.
la response to a call Of the President
OF the United States. dated on the 23d
inst, twenty thousand volunteers from
this State will be accepted for government,
service for one hundred days, provided
they are offered within twenty drys from
this date. The exigiencies of the public
service require the greatest activity in
the argaRization Of these forces, and It Is
expected that the unrivaied
fame which our State enjoyes will not be
le,sened by the Indifference or inactivity
OF our people in meeting this pressing call
OF the governmsnt.
IL II is ear.estly recommended ed that
officers Of mIlItIa companies Immediately
open recruiting Offices, and SO far as pos
sble, fill up, enlist, and organize their
companies upon the basis prescribed by
the War Department for volunteer com.
panies, 10 wit One Captain. one lst Lieu
tenant, one 2d Lieutenant, one lst Serc
cant. four Ssrgeants, eight Cerporals, two
musicians, one wagner, and not less than
nor more than sighty-two
privatee.
III These forces when mustered into
service. will ts clothed. subsisted, nrDad
a.d paid BY the United States government,
For their convenience, and 10 facilitate
their prompt o-se AVIATION. they will tenn
porariiy RENDEZVOUS at the following places.
where government barracks are already
prepared for their reception Camp Fry,
Chicago; Camp Butler, Springfeld Or
tawa. Centralia, Dixon, Mattoon, Joliet,
Quincy.
Mus.ering officers will 6s assigned to
duty at these camps, who will muster,
subsist, arm, and cloths recruits on their
arrival; and as soon as sufficient number
Of companies arrive. they will select their
company officers and be organized into
regiments, and fed. staff, and line officers
commissioned by the Gorernor; and in
making appointments Of field and stat!
officers, regard will be had to the quali6-
cation .! the applicant and the services
rendered in recruiting said reg iment.
By order of his excellency. Gov. Yates,
ALLEN C. FULLER Adjutant General.