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this notice will subject the defaulter to liability to
be called into the general service with the class of
persons between eighteen and forty five, unless he
shall have valid excuse therefor to be Judged of by
the Bureau of GoIscriptioa.'
B. Any person Liable to enrolment under this act
may join any company for local defence which has
been formed under General Orders. No. Sc, issued
26th June 1868, FOR the war; or any other company
for local defence which has been accepted into the
service, and which, by the terms of its enlistment is
liable to serve any where within the State; per-
sons OF this class may form companies for local
defence and special service, under General Orders,
No. Sc 1881 fer the war, and select their ofi
GERS. By order.
(Signed) s. COOPER.
Adjt. and Insp General
2. Commandarts will keep separate and distinct
roll of persons between the a ses of seventeen and
eighteen and dforty.fve and fifty.
3. Commandants of eonscripts will assign to Gu
y, supporting force for conscrpton service such
persons as may be recommended by the examining
boards as unit for the field but competent for this
service; and when as many sixty four such per-
sons are assigned they will be organized into
company, elect their officers, and return the muster
rolls TO the commandants, and if there be not suf
feient number to form company in each Congress
sonai district, then the commandant may assign a
sufficient number of persons between DC and so years
OF age, so as to complete company from each; Con-
gressional district competent officer, of the rank
of eoIone will be assigned by this bureau to
ize such companies into regiment, if there be the
requisite number of companies into battalion.
there be less than ten companies or into two bat
TX. GENERAL 4NsrRucrIoSs.
/. Commandments will always bear in mind that
General Order, No 26, is not only the basis. but
forms portion of these Instructions They will
recur to its provisions to aid in the app
cation of the other provisions of this circular.
2. commandants Wiu of course, refer cases of diff
Guilty ta this bureau but references which bear on
thelr face that they rather avoid due esponsi
sillty or labor. will be returned without remarks.
3. The duty OF the commandants of conscripts is,
IN rdance with these instrnctious, to maintain
and lnvigorate the industrial production of the Con-
ederacy, and supply its armies with men. This du-
ty must be performed our struggle for indepen-
dence and liberty will fail.
BY order of Col. j. s. PRESTON, Supt.
G. b. DUFFIELD
A. A. General.
CoNSGRIPT OFFICE for Va
RICHMOND April 9th, 1864.
This Circular is published by order of Bureau of
Conscription for the information of all concerned
By order, COL. ]. G. SHIELDS.
Gognit. Copsctpts for Va
ia. H. B1NFoRp
Apr. lath St. LIT. ADJT.
BUREAU OF CONSCRIPTlON,
RICHMOND, April 5th, 1854.
CIRCULAR, No. ii.
T. Circular, No. l3, current series, is hereby re-
Yoked.
classes sufficient number to compose their camp
guards and supporting force aud proceed rapidly
as possible to organize in companies persons of the
said reserve classes already enrolled.
III. Commandments viii instantly designate proper
renaesvous and order all persons of the reserve clas-
to report at such rendezvous sixteenth
day OF April inst for the purpose of eectiug compa-
NY officers and being organized into companies.
Nv. The instant rganization of these classes is
deemed ofthe highest Importance, and all such per-
sons as do appear at the rendezvous on the day
appointed must be enrolled and assigned at the dis
cretlon of Commandants.
Unless otherwise instructed Commandants W III for
ward the muster rolls to this Bureau g
By o4deF of Col. PRESTON, Sup.
G. B. DUFFIELD,