Delaware State journal and statesman., 1864-07-29

a under @ provisions of this act who shall be credited to III,
State and to the respective subdivisions thereof which may procure
The enlistment"
L. In order that Recruiting agents may be afforded proper &
ties by United States authorities they must have letter appoint
from the State Executive certified copy of which must
fled with the Provost Marshal General and the commanding officer
of rendezvous established for tho district in which they are
recruit The particular field of State in which each agent
operate should specified in the letter of appointment To a
confusion, the number Of agents should be large Experience
that these agents should be raid recruit but
that they should have fixed compensation for their services other
wise fraudulent practices may be rGsod to for the pecunay benefit
of the agent the great prejudice of the State and the military
SERVICE
O. 1t shall be the duty of the recruiting agents before entering
upon their dues to report in person. through the commanding
officer of the rendezvous herein designated for the States which
they operate, the commanding officer Of the military dis
trc department. army in order that they may have proper pas
and protection. All recruiting agents will be subject the r
and articles Of war;
g. 1t shall be the duty of the commanding officer of the army
department. district in which recruiting agents operate
commanding officers of rendezvous order back to his State m
and hold for trial. he may deem b any recruiting
who shall commit frauds upon the Government recruits Shall
violate the instructions issued govern this recruitment guilty
of any offence against military law Recruiting agents will be held
responsible for the conduct of all persons who act under their
thorty or direction.
No man shall be recruited who alrea d in the military
vice soldier eamster laborer, guide &c. &c, who
poyed by the military authorities be of importance to military
operations.
Recruits procured accordance with the act quoted mu
delivered by the recruiting agents of the following named
rendezvous, viz:-
Camp Casey, Washington, D. G., for N. r. Virginia
" =, Fort Monroe Va for s. E. Virginia
{" - Newben, N. c.. for North Carolina,
-, Hilton Head, s. c. for South Carolina and Florh
q" -, yicksburg, Miss, for Mississippi
=, Nashville, Tenn for Georgia and Alabama
When received at the rendezvous shall be the duty
United States officers there have the recruits promptly examined
and accepted have them Immediately mustered into the United
States SERVICE properly provided for and sent to the regiments for
which they may have been enlisted assigned to such other
regiments as the service may require certified copy of the
tern roll shall be given to the recruiting agent whenever at least
, ten recruits shall be mustered
The aforesaid rendezvous regarded military posts and vii
be conducted suc under the immediate orders of the War De-
partment issued through the Generals Ohcc but De-
partmen and Army commanders desired exercise supervision
over thm coming within the limits of their Departments aud
make any reports this office concerning them which may he
deemed advisable
If it desired put any of the volunteer recruits obtained
under this service substitutes before after draft they
be sent without expense the Government by the reu
agent the district in which the principal enrolled and there
mustered in by the Provost Marshal who will issue the pro per A
n rsttution papers.
T. It made the duty commanding officers to afford orec
of ing agents all such facilities they provide without dm
lie the public SERVICE and to prevent recruiting By unauthorized pa
n ties
:. By ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF WAR
Il. D. TOWNSEND,
ii assistant 1datant General
I'd OFFICIAL:
ed THOMAS NJ, VINCENT,