Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1864-12-15
STATE OF IOWA.
ADJUTANT GENERALS OFFICE, |
Davenport, Nov. rs, 1864.

Circular, No. "a.
Whereas, The enrolment in the Provost
Marshal's Department is much larger in some
sub-distrcts Of this State, than the actual
number of men between the ages of 90 and
45 years, capable OF bearing arms and
Whereas, By this increased enrolment the
quota assigned to certain sub districts has
been disproportionably large and
Whereas, Authority and directions have
now been given for the correction and revision
of said enrolment. for the reason given in
Circular No. SO, War Department, Provost
Marshal Generals Office, Washington, d. c.,
Nov. Is, 1864, which is hereto attached.
It Is urged upon all our citizens to aid the
Board OF enrolment of the respective Dis
tricts in said correction and revision.
The citizens of this State should understand
that it is plainly for the interest Of each sub
district to have stricken from the lists all the
names improperly enrolled, because an excess
of names increases the quota called for from
such sub-district and that it is equally for
the interest of each person enrolled in CIV
en- sub-district to place upon the lists all per-
sons in the Sub district liable to do military
duty, because the greater number to he drawn
from the less the chance that any particular
individual will be drawn. 1t is the personal
interest 0f every enrolled man that the quota
in which be Is concerned shall not be made
too large, and that his own chances for draft
shall not be unjustly increased both these
objects will be attained, II all parties will aid
in striking out the wrong names and putting
in the right ones. Especially is this the in
terest Of those drafted men who by putting in
substitutes themselves liable to draft have Sc
cured exemption which by the terms of the
law holds good only until the present enroll
mcnt is exhausted In their ub-districts. Men
who are over IS years Of age, and in conse-
9nence excused by law from the performance
Of duty in the field, owe it to the cause and
the country to take JEALOUS and active part
in the correction Of the enrolment lists, a
military service of the first Importance.
The law requires that quotas shall be as
signed in proportion to the enrolment, and
the fairness and justice of this mode of deter
mining the amount of military service due
from each and every section of the country
cannot De doubted ii the enrolment is made
nearly perfect as 1t is practicable to make it.
The amount Of service due to the nation from
every town or county Is thus laid fairly and
plainly before the citizens, and am sure that
higher motive than selfish interest will
prompt all to do their share in perfecting the
enrolment and securing just and efficient
execution of the laws for raising troops when
ever 1t becomes necessary 10 supply them.
The subject seould recsive the attention of
town, precinct and ward meetings, and CON-
mittees
The citizens of the State are particularly re-
quested to notify and furnish evidence TO the
A. A. Provost Marshal General of this State,
and ell district Provost Marshals, and all spe-
cial officers employed under them and all
boards Of enrolment of all information rela-
tive to death, changes of residences, enlist
ment. or other causes which affect the enroll
ment.
azel n. B. BAKER,
Adjutant General of Iowa.