Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-12-12
WAR DEPARTMENT.

WAR TESARTMENT,
AnJUNGNT 6EaERAL's OBPIoR.
WAsHIsdroI. d. O., Nov. -, 1854 }
GENERAL ohDERs
oRDERGD, D. tor raising and organising new VOL
unts0F Army CJTp1I
lst ThSt "a Army Corps, to consist Of not les
than o infantry, and enlisted for not les than
one year 70 be designatod the First Corps ShAl be
organiEod "a the District Of Columbia. commoDeIng
the Organization the FSt day q December, 1854,
and continuing until the Grst day Of JanaaEy n.K;
the pFiVEtes consist Of able bodied men who have
served hOn0rably not le5 than two years. aud there
fore, not subject % dEsfts the OooTS 20 be com1lls-
stoned frum such - have served not less than tEO
ID Recruits will be furnished transportation to
Washington, snd will becrOditOd TO the district II
Whic they or their families COmicilod, and will
be paid . special bounty Of 500, from the Subsst
Suce fund, upon being mustered into the service.
sch recruit who preserves his AFm 70 the end Of
his term may retain them as his own upon being
nouOTshly discharged
80. Desaiis OS OFyani.asiOu will be ProServ-d BY
the Adiutant General. 9he heads u bureaus will
dsIail Cfeers for the prompt e1AinlnAtiOn Ani or
gauizAtiOu, arming, tquiPPing, and supplying Of
4t6. nsjOr-Goneral HanoOek Is assigned to the
eommAnd Of this Corps. With his headquaEtaTs a.
By o1dor Of the Secretary OGwar.
lsiEnodj h IOWNsEYD,
ASH AGJ'L General
No bOFdinGta eommandeF In our armies has
| achieved suea 9 brilliant reputation ~ General
Hancock, who ts 70 command this new Amy Corps;
which u designed 10 Be q leyOa Of hOuOr, number
ing 10 iIs ranGS the choice spirits Of the great vet
orsn FosoFVs nov ct their homes. No such oppor-
tunlty for distinction has bean offered within the
Nor have Volantsers ever had each pseunlary Ia
dueomsnts offered. A epeciAl government bInnty
Of Three Hundred boIlars viii be pad N yULL,
WAS 9HE HBH ARB HU STERED mo sE1VICE. There
are, d0ubGeal. great numbor8 OF our brave boys in
/ this state Who have ser. ed their eountry Ihr-s
years. aud aTs willing % 70 enlist and the end
| Of the rebellion. THIS generous 01er Of the Cow
eEnusnt adPrds them an opportunity 70 do % n1
only with efodit 70 thsssiVea, bet Nth pocuniary
advantage 70 their families or tTiends. West Viz
adnia troops have austAlaed Z HID FsputAtssn for
fboGo 0uaIiEias AZ apd ta.b hie6 rDaks ~
good soldier. Let us have tir reps esentatiou IN
this Corps, which & 70 embody thesS high quAlriSs
70 an organisation TopTetenting the whole EePube.
Wvst Virginia ought % fnTniAh St leaht three
eomFauioS and WLl 10 auYthtng appFOaehing % an
adequate effort b made.
Tue SttSutI0n oTThe several Boards of Supervisor
iS FeaPectfuily invited this GSnsTaI Order Il 4
more thAn probable that ap0tbeT cali tpF troops
viii IN be m8de, and West VHRi1ia TeqatIad %
fTnish her 4Ota. II reasonable OxsPtioR IL ms1e
% improve the hdvantAFus nov O1oTed b the Gov
0FnmonG large numbers Of volunteers 70 oar credit
may be obtained during the oTgAuizAttou Of thi,
nO1 Corps With but ntIIo exp0nso 70 eur own poO-
quota under future call. Whsn iE may requ re {
iJoaI bounty eqGal 70 that now o6sFed bY thG
United states % Obtatn Faeruits.- A. uaEtS o
finance, then, it would seen that large sumo mnJ
Be ssvsd to our people By an aetIve e
the pEs6ont etuTt % reGrnit under Ehis Spoeia
GoVeFnmOat Bspnty. BessdOs, the men are nooded
pnHSteAl toredghtS % use every eEeFtIOn 70 stimu
latO Vol1ntoGnng Immediately. No tine = % b
losti Rememb0F that the indueements nov oHsFet
soa vita the Slse day q the preset mo th-
apPlieati-n . the district RFOTOst MArsbslS =
Grafton. Wheettng aud ChaTlestO15 and 70 f0lne
quaittasd under The order they VIII 10 furnished
By order q the G0Vsrnor. -51
dse7.lS A6Ju1ant aSDersl.