Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-03-05
ADJr AND INSPECTOR aENERArs OFFICE,
RICHMOND, Va, March l, 1884
GENERAL ORDERS,

No. &c.
TIE following press and regulations pubhed for
the information and guidance OF all concerned:
AZ ACT TO oRsiHHs yoRoss TO sszvs DJRrsG TIE WAR
TIE Congress Of tbo 66esdsrdts states Of A1rod do sHos
That from and after The o. @ ,' ~ .s 81
hhy, shall be In tas military service OF NO oof'deraie
That ali persons Aforesaid between the ages OF 10 IS
row in aervc be during the present with the
10 which they orged al the pa,ssgs Of his Act
organization officers un'en regularly transferred or dis
Provded That comp sns from sse, organised against
their the me With regnsns or baions
70 troops the Of the service, ou
ia which said companies were raised The soldiers
they IT. transfer 70 organizations from their own State
g. Be q rrEtsr enacted THAI expiration .1 months
the i,t day Of April neI bounty Of enc hundred dSi,,s
hereby authorised ISSUE shall be pid 70 every non
commissioned eics musician and pvsi. who shall then Be IN
such then pc would be eausd
By receive a. Of his bat one shall be
during period OF six months next after the nrs dag OF April
be absert ftom his command without leave
l. Bit FURTHER eHGod, That person SHALL be relieved rom
operation Of this act b. reason OF having been heetoors dis
charged from The army sAsss no disability no. sa nor ssa
reason thereof Provided person heretofore exempted
account religious opnonl and who has pad NE t.I levied
sa the Of seventeen spd eighteen
and and Any years, sha enroll themselves ~ such
@aS 1esoSs The time allowed being thirty day.
those east and sky day: for those west Of The h.dPei
reasonable excuse therefor % be judged By The President
shall placed In service in The nd for the war 10 the sAms
forty Provided that the perross mentioned In this section
sha constitute reserve for State defence and detail duty and
Iha required perform service out Of the State In Which
That all person, REQUIRED By the arm section Of this so 70
or east Of tns Msppi vsr and within xy west Of
regiments, hoL
Organisations confirm 10 the existing lass sd having 10 or
ne en: and su:S Org saI furnh proper mus
rolls Organized and deposit copy h reof With Tie
rosp they may BE- accepted minute 10 such
A but event be taken oat Of IT, Those who d. not
ded and mGy President be required Assemble At
pe and be formed and organised Into
BY him. and shall have the right 10 elect their smpsny
os: and .s.. ,nosf va, ns
same pay and allowance a. troops now IN tse hed
That any person who sna A 70 aeaa ~ ne q rs
sufficient excuse TO be adsed Of BY him. h De liable TO be
the ages Of eighteen and fJrty Ave year. Of age.
s. that auls provost and hospital guards and
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clerks and employees Of navy agents. ana all
1f sssn aad olse years. and Who By The Of
board army surgeons shall be reported unable perform
sSoye sad duties specifying which, and when Aosa psr,ons
assigned 70 those dates far As the
otroop individuals required % be enrolled under the nfth
section us act may be needed for the d.sa,ge o. such
and eshteen al Al be assigned 20 those d. ros.asa nr
70 prevent the President from detailing h mechanics
ofTcennno SKILL perform indispensable daiss In the
q That any ouartemsste Assistant ou,rtsrnaser Com
Assistant 0onstry (other than those serving with
RuT:su or NAVY Agents or Provost aasn or officer IN the
oonscrp service who snail hereafter employ retain 10 bis en-
or 10 any OF b. duties In The eighth section Of this act
ia violation the provisions hereof shall, on conviction thereof
h. me Suty OF any or upon proof
by oath Of credible person that any such sser has Vie
commander shall take prompt measures 20 have him
d for SsS Sssas sns Any Scon su
convicted thereof be discharged from the service.
and the sane are hereby repealed and
exempted exceps the following:
l. All ha be held unit for Military service, under rue
70 be prescribed By the Secretary Of War.
The vce-Presdsn Of the Confederate States the members
sun o. and stste oce Is The President o. he
Governors Of the respective States may certify 70 be necessary
every minister authorized pssaeh according
his church. and who NJ the pAss Of this act sha
De regularly employed the discharge Of his minsa duties.
ss oI each ri
the time Of the passage q and sues employees a. said
Of such newspaper public printer Confederate and Slate
governments and such journeymen printers the said pu lie
printer shall certify oath 70 bs indispensable TO perform the
public printing skilled apothecy spothecay shop,
doing business As such apoecary On the ION day Of
Ion period all physcArs the Of 30 years.
in the practice profession, but the term physicians a
seminaes academies and schools hsv, resu-
e such g. Two Ss, Il, sss ne Of
those only vhose schools composed OF
bhsd By law before the passage Of TIL. act and such employ
the said superintendent hs ssry on oath TO be
There shall exempted person ageul,u-
s each farm or plantation upon which there are OF and
hands between the ages So upon following oond
iOns lh exemption shah only Be granted In case. IN which
to military duty nor un the person claiming the exemption
on vac Isl DAY Of ss s 10 s s..' s.a
than be eIee for one farm or plantation Such
h . P.sss to s sns 4
penalty as the Secretary war MAJ prescribe conditioned that
other place places may designated By Secretary
War within months next ensuing hundred pounds
and one hundred pounds net bea d beef 70 be delivered
each able bodied slave On said farm rantsen
which said bacon and bssi shall be paid for By the
~: a. q: sa.d III S sS. S
exempted shall produce saactory evidence A has been
% Of u
supply for e Subsistence OF those yirB on SAID ia me seere
thereof grain or Oih prov,ion B, delivered
such sOresd a. equiyse1. rates. such person
provisions grain hand and which he raie from
u to the families Of soldiers pces hIed th
n the state under the mprsment act troedd Ihs any
Der cert on any Of which he deliver vi
hres months from the passage Of MS sei Procidsd rtt
os y dspvd Of tie benefit thereof By Ohsns been
nrOlled snes the Isl day ofPsbruary 1854
~ aSas n. e he P:dsn or d .oS
=; be MAY Be .d Srsh os On
md other provisions for the army and for the families dsods
70 uch oyerssers farmers or planters he may
.aned win be more useful 70 the country N As pasuits