The Portland daily press., 1864-08-20
STATE OF MAINE.


General Order No. 2s.
]. Thirty Companies of Infantry for Regiments
in the field and to be crested upon the present cal,
are antho-Ize1 oy the War Department TO be raised
IN this state from Volunteers, for eitn6 one two
three years service. as The recruit may elect
H. Enrolled men their .ubsfitutts, have the
privilege OF electing the company and regiment
IN which they win saTve, by volunteering ia these
organizations: but If dra ted, such liberty
sarily denied them.
iii. ih- State bounties to all volun' GERS and to
substitutes en.is ed prior TO the draf is Slo0. $780,
or $500, acc fdng the period of their enlistment
Tor z. orr years. and the L. s. bounty the same,
10 All volunteers and repre- ontatlse rec nis Sub.
sttufes Tor enrolled men are not enttis to United
States Bounty.
Nv The officers ofthese companies will be select
ed from those who have served at least nine months
in the field unless very special exist ID par
ticular
v SUCH immediate action aid bo taken by
citizens not liable to enrolment. desiring 10 avoid
draft in their community, and by clubs of enrolled
men, will make il Tor the pecus iary interest he
latter to volunteer instead Of entering .ervice
drafted men.
vi. Concerted action initiated in cities and pop
ulous PLACES and extending 10 the suburbs and ad
jacent towns, embodying the partial selection Oh
ncefs and non commissioned oficers may insure the
adoption, at once of such plans OF procedure, a
will guarantee the raising OF .mpany in every in
stance where it is undertaken, But any officer Sc
lected as above, shou d be person who has served
h)norably. for at least months, the selection
may not be confirmed by the Governor.
VII. The following rules will be adhered TO In
raising these companies.
LIST. No fees. premiums expenses will be paid
for making the enlistments.
I'd. Each volunteer must be examined and ap-
proved by local physician, ho will be psid Is cts.
Tor his services but the physician il not to sgn tue
certificate of sush examination upJn he enlistment
paper, that being for the authorized su geon. who
max es the final smination a. the muster in.
Sd. Justice of the Peace will administer the
oatn to the recruit and I'LL and sign the certificate
on the face of the enlistment
4th. When the enlistment ID for a less period
than 3y,ars, the blank wi be changed TO exhibit
5th. Esch company must comprise one hundred
and one enis'e ed men, and soon that number
OF suitable persons. who are eligible TO enlistment.
have each signed three enlistment paper, one part
OF each enlistment with the names Of persons des
ignated for the commits Toned officers the
pay, and their residence and the place of the
devious Of The Company, will be forwarded the
Aujutant General. who VIII arrange with Major
ga diner. ". y. Military Superintendent. for the
transportation, muster in, clothing, armipg and
VI. II the company l. detair ed beyond The time.
OF which reasonable notice Is given the AdIutant
General that II will assemble At its rendezvous TO
man will be allowed Tor boa and lodging for the
period of such detention and the time occupied in
coming in from the company rendezvous.
VII. SO much of General Order Twenty. Seven
of the 10th ult pres sribes rules governing en,t
menis and credits for quotas aud amount of boun.
and eligible to enlistmenis, Il applicable to these
thirty companies
Extract from War De 7artment authority of July
Is, 1854, TO raise these companies
"ihe said companies must be mustered in before
Sept g. IsGf, In order that they NAV be credited on
the quota OF tbs STATE under the afores aid ca
SHOULD any of the companies all TO organ ize
within a reasonable time. they will be consolidated
SO asto form aud be mustered in as complete
panies before the aforesaid dates"
BY Order of His Excellency the Governor
JOHN L. HODSroN,
Adiuiant-G cneral.
Aug. Adv