The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1864-01-20
HEADQUARTERS.
CAMP OF lNsrRU UcrIoN

COLUMBIA, January 10, 1854.
GENERAL ORDERS NO.
Ia obedience 10 orders Of the War De.
department, issued pursuant to pro, isions
Of recent Act OF Con- gress, the sonscripiion
is hereby ordered Of all persons hitherto
exempted by reason Of having ssbstituies
in service. All such persons are required
10 report to the local Enrolling Officers for
enrolment, on or before The 6rst day of
February next
II. The following regulations A. to vol
unteering nre prescribed by General Orders,
No. 3, current series. Adjutant Ind Iuspec.
tor General's Office, to wit:
2. "Psrsons herein rendered liable to
military service, are required TO report as
volunteers or sonscripts, without delay, to
tho Enrolling Officers; and all who delay
beyond the first day Of February. 1864, will
be considered as having rsnouncsd tho privi.
iege OF volunteering, and DO held for as.
s'gnmsnt according TO law.
q. previous 10 en-.
rollnent as conscrpts, all such persons will
be allowed TO voluntssr in companies in
service on ihe 18th April, 1882: Provided,
The company chosen does not at the time
OF volunteering reach tho maximum mum DO.
allowed; aud upon such COMPANY being %
lscted, the volunteer will receive = csrtif
cate to the effect that he has so volunteered,
and no volunteer will bs received into any
company, except on such certificate.
o. "hil persons, whether volunteers or
ccnscript|, nnder this order, will pass
through the camp Of instruction of the
State 10 which they belong, and be forward.
ed thence to the companies which are sci
lectsd, or 10 which they may be assigned" !"
Ill. Persohs liable under this order, who
report to tho Enrolling Officer. by the LIST
OF February, will be ordered to report at
these headquarters on or before the 10th
o: February, TO be forwarded to their com
mnnds The opportunity of medical OK.
aplnation will be here afforded. Those
who fail to report by the days indicated,
will bc Immediately enrolled and sent for.
ward as conscripts.
Nv. BY paragraph w., General Orders.
No. las, Adju.ant and Inspector, Geaorar.
Office, (series of 1862 CEN ms snding officers
Of companies are forbidden 10 accept and
muster in persons Of conscrist age, unless
such persons shal; first exhibit a certificate
showing that they volunteered and seleated
the companies before eurollmsn,; and il is
made the duty Of the Comm.ndant Of Con.
scripts 10 make rcquisilion for the return TO
the camp of instruction Of all persons who
| go forward and ale mustered in contrary 10
the provisions Of said order.
V. Commanding officers Of comp p.nies in
South Carolina desirisg to receive volun,
tcer recruits, must furnish 10 these head
quarters, at an early day, prior 10 the 10Th
OF February, II certified ststcmunt, sh % wing
l. The Present strength Of lhs company;
2 The date Of its organization; and, 3. Tha,
its numbers have not been reduced by the
transfer Of members to new or other or
CARNATIONS. Recruits will aot be sent for
ward to companies Of whose condition in
these respects the Commundant of Con
scripts is net officially advised, but they
will be required to select other commands
e. d. MELTON,
Major, Conimnndant Copscripts $. C.
Jan 20, 1864. 5o-it