Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1864-08-11

ner, hip, severe John A. Albright, fore arm,
slight; Geo Nelson, neck, slight; Charles
Lindsey, hand, slight; Robert Mcknight,
head, slight; Sergt. Louis Schulz, abdomen,
slight; Minor Taylor, slightly in face; Thos.
Barkholder, arm, slight.
Corrections Of the Observation-Disclosures from
Provost Marshal Lowell to Hon. W. P. Lynde.
Acre ASST. PRovosT MARI GEMS OFFICE,
MADISON, Wis, Aug. 3, 1868.
Mr.. W p. Lyade, Nilcaukee, WIS:
SIR: l have the honor to acknow edge the
| receipt of your letter of the 1st inst relating
| to a new revision of the enrolment lists in
certain wards in the city of Milwaukee,
You may be sure that l, so far as lies in
| my power, have done and will do, everything
| to make that enrolment just one, and that
| the quota shall be fairly distributed to sub
! districts ' .. .
| AS early as May 5th, Provost Marshals were
| instructed as follows: #-s".
| Boards of enrolment will commence immedi-
| ately and carry out promptly and thoroughly the
sixth section of the amended enrolment act. The
boards will appoint and put the necessary enroll
ing officers to duty without delay and let the ques
lions of striking from the lists the names of per-
| sons not liable to duty be determined by the
boards promptly as practicable. 1t is desired to
get revised and corrected enrolment at the
| Hest day possible
And again, May 18th:
'Let the revision of the enrolment be pushed
to completion at the earliest possible day, and
make known to the people that it is plainly for the
interests OF each town, ward &C., to have stricken
from the list all names improperly enrolled be-
cause an excess of names increases the quota called
| for from each town, ward, &c. 1t is equally for
the interest OF each person enrolled in given town
or ward, to place upon the list all persons in his
| town or ward liable to do military duty because
the greater the number to be drawn from the less
the chance that any particular individual will be
drawn.
"Asit is the personal interest of every enrolled
man that the quota in which he is concerned shall
not be made too large, &C., that his own chance of
draft shall not be unjustly increased, and both
these objects will be attain ed by striking out the
wrong names and putting in the right ones there
be serious diff Guilty in securing the coop
Grafton Of citizens for the purpose of making a
correct enrollm ent.'
In the 9th ward Of Milwaukee complaints
| were made by responsible parties, that large
| number of fictitious names had been placed
upon the enrolment lists through the inter-
vention of citizens under the mistaken idea
that they were lessening their chances of
draft. new enrolment was accordingly
made in that ward
make the above quotations from orders,
and state these facts in evidence of the de-
sire upon the part of the Government that
complete enrolment should be made, so
that perfect justice might be rendered to all
parties.
In spite of great care on the part Of Off
GERS who have the enrolment in charge fc-
titious names, and those of persons exempt
from one cause or another will creep in. A
remedy is easily had in the correction of
these lists at any time before the draft.
In view Of the fact that many doubtful
names were enrolled in your locality, you ask
that the quota for sub-dist1icts in the first
district be distributed upon the basis of the
enrolment as it now stands, and not as it
stood upon July 1st, upon which was based
the present quota of the district at large.
To do this would be manifest wrong to
other sub-districts whose enrolment is pre-
sumed to be correct, and in justice to these
sub-districts, if my orders from the War De-
partment did not decide the point, I should
decline to revoke the present orders assign
ing quotas based upon the enrolment of July
1st.
1 beg leave to call your attention to the
provision in the late amendment to the En-
rollment Act, which provides that the draft
is made for only 100 per centum in addition
to the number required to fill the quota of
each sub-district The previous law required
that the drawing should be continued until
the full number were obtained.
I am, Sir, very respectfully,
... Your obedient servant,
(Signed) CHAS S. LOWELL,
1t. Col. 18th Inf y, A. A. P. NJ. G.
A true copy:
GEO. WARD NICHOLS, Capt. & A. A. D. G.
LOUISIANA COMMEMORATIVE Constitution |
al Convention of Louisiana has adjourned, |
and the free State Constitution, abolishing |
slavery, and providing for common school |
system, is to be submitted to a vote of the |
people on the first Monday of September. 1t |
is stated that the result of the election does |
not admit of doubt, that the people will ap- |
prove the actions of their delegates.
F1REs.-July, 1864, will be memorable for !
disastrous fires in this country. Many of
them have originated from the drouth, and
much valuable woodland has been burnt over. |
Aside from this, it is estimated that upward |
of S. 900, 900 worth of property has been |
destroyed by fire in different sections Of the
United States. |
- The Cincinnati Commercial makes the
gratifying statement that Gen. WHICH, who
was seriously wounded at Resaca, has so near
ly recovered as to be able to make his ap-