Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-07-21
RECRUITING IN THE REBEL STATES
order BY Adiutant.GeneraI Cowen.
.GEs. HEADQ'Rs, STATE OF Ono, J
ADJUTANT GENERALS OFFICE, 7
COTrAfRUs Julv 49, ]
GENERAL ORDER NO. 90.

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227 of the War Department, dated Adju-
tant-Generaps Office, Washington, July
9th, 1864. relative to the recruiting in the
rebel States for loyal Safes, and the ap-
pointment of recruiting agents. the fol-
lowing is published for the information Of
all concerned. One recruitidg agent will
be appointed by the Governor for each
Congressional District in Ohio, on the rec
ommendation of parties therein SAID
agents will be subject to the rules and ar
tieles ofwar, and will be held personally
responsible for their official acts, and may
be arrested and held for trial by the COM
manding officer ofthe army for anyfrauds
ON the Government or on recruits, or. for
violating any of the instructions issued to
govern this recruitment, or for any ofense
against military law. Agents will be
held responsible for the acts of all per-
sons who act under their authority
or decision. Sub-districts desirOus of pro
curing recruits under this system will make
immediate application to their district re-
cruiting agent, furnishing him with state
ment of the number OF recruits they wish
to have placed to their credit, and the
amount Of local bounty to be paid each re-
cruit The money for the payment Of the
local bounty must be deposited with the
agent before he will be authorized to make
any credits of recruits. The compensation
Of recruiting agents willnot exceed six dol
lars per day for the time actually employed,
to be paid by the different sub-districts for
which he proeures recruits, pro rata, ac-
cording to the number of recruits forward
ed. Recruiting agent will transmit to the
State recruiting agent weekly report Of
their operations, giving the number and
names of recruits enlisted and mustered,
the sub-distriet TO which they are to be as
signed and the amount of bounty paid
each Blank receipt rolls will be furnished
from this office. The Representatives Of
sub-districts availing themselves of this
arrangement for raising their quota Of re-
cruits may require satisfactory security
from the agent before depositing any mon
ey with INN for local bounty
This is to be entirely at the pleasure OF
the sub-dlstrict committees, as 1t Is to be
distinctly understood that the State can
not be held responsible for the malteasanee
of said agents In assigning recruits to
sub-distrIcts the agent is directed to assign
| them pro rata toall the localities that may
have applied for such credits. As soon as
| "A detachment shall have been mustered in
| to the United States service the agent wall
nav them the amount of bounty agreed to
| be paid. for which he will take their re-
ceipts on receipt roll in duplicate to be
| furnishen him for that purpose. One copy
of the receipt roll will pc forwarded to the
| State agent to be forwarded to this office.
Tha signature Of the recruit must in all
cases be witnessed by responsible person
Ia commissioned officer Of an Ohio regi-
ment when practicable. Persons who wish
| to avail themselves of the services OF re-
cruiting agents for the procuration OF sub
stitutes before the draft, can do so on fur
nishiug the agent for the district in which
they are enrolled with the means of trans
portation to said district, where the substl-
| tute will be mustered into service by the
provost marshal of said district, who will
issue the proper substitution papers. Re
cruitipp agents for one enrolment district
| will not be allowed to assign recruits tc
any ub-district beyond the bounds ofthei1
| own district, nor viii any such require
ments be recognized.
In addition to the above, recruiting
agents, there will be appointed one State
agent to be stationed at Nashville, Ten
nesee, who shall have the control and di
| rection of all recruiting agents from this
State, and shall exercise general supervi
sion over their proceedings and official con
duct. The State agent will promptly re
port to this office any neglect Of duty ol
any frauds upon the Government or re
criits on the part of any recruiting agent
The State agent will transmit to thu
office a weekly report Of the business ofre
cruiting by agents under his direction, en-
closing one copy of all receipt-rolls Feceiv
ed by him. He will report any sugges
tions for the benefit Of this system Of re
cruiting, and will also be required to Ger
tify to the correctness of the rcceipt-roll
before forwarding them to this Office. BY
order Of the Governor.
TSigned1 r. d. CowEN,
Adj General of Chic.