Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-01-01
D the People Of West Virginia,

you are aware that the President has called fol
more troops 10 serve for three years, or during
: war. The time OF many Of thG soldiers In the
ID will soon expire, and it becOInts necessary tC
enlist taem, or supply their placVs with new re
hits. This stAte is expected 10 furnish her pro
bftOu. l should have adGTGrs,d you sOOnCr on this
abect, but the manucr Of the enlistment Of the
yeral classes has been bot recently AscertAinea
nd, the enrolment hnv ng been but lately com
enced and not yet comp pleted, the quota OF this
late ht5 not been liked. But, as the tim for the
raGt Is approaching, have thought it best to wait
b lOUgsr, but TO Call upon sou, aud announce the
srma OF the enlistment Of the different classes, and
btir bounty; and the Pe'sons by whom the elist-
ents may be made and their pay.
The following are the classes Of persons who may
isE Soldiers now in the neld who have less than
ne year to serve.
IND Men who have served nine months, or over,
hd have been honorably discharged.
Sd. All other able bodied men Of proper age.
A recruit Of the PIRsF and SECOND classes will be
ntiLled to bounty ofSiO2 in addition to his reRu-
r pay, and will receiye $62 OF the bounty and one
aOnihs pHy-mahing S75-beOre he Is required TO do
lnty; and at the first pay day (about months)
beer being mustered int service he will receive $50
DOubty in addition to his regular pay and $50 in
dditi0n to regular pay every six months thereafter
ntiI the bounty is iully paid; and If the soldier
hall be mustered out OF service before the term Of
bis enlistment expires he will, nevertheless get the
A recruit OF the THIRD Glars will be entitled to a
bounty Of $50 in addition to lis regular pay and
ill receive SIS, being bounty and one months pay,
before being required TO do duty; and the residue Of
the Oonnty will be paid him in insLaments OF S40 at
The same intervals Of time the other CLASSES are
paid aud will get the whole bounty although he
may lie mustered out II service before the expI
Of his term.
The FIRST above named class may be enlisted by
oticeTS OF the regiment, a. prescribed In General
Order No. 359.
The slcoND and THIRD classes may be enlisted by
any person, and the person recruiting will receive
for a recruit oil the Pad class premium Of S25 and
Tor u recruit Ofthe Sd class SO
Tie person who recruits under tuis call is required
TO takehe recruit of the End rd classes before the
enrolling board Of his Congressional district, where
the recruit will be examined, and, IL accepted by
the Board they will give q certificate to that effect:
then he must be delivered to the commanding off.
Of the general rendezvous at Wheeling and a
certificate taken from such officer that he has re-
ceved the recruit and upon presentation OF these
two certificates the Disturbing officer at Wheeling
the premium will be paid. Tue subsistence Of the
recruits ilr reasonable time aud their transporta-
ton To the place where the enrolling Board Sits and
thence to the general rendezvous at Wheeling wilt
also be paid by the disbursiug officer on the produc-
Ion OF proper VOuchtTs.
Notwithstanding any person may recruit men for |
service, yet authorized, and intend, to ap-
int recruiting agents in tie several countless whO
addition to recruiting, viii have authority to
st deserters and will receive $50 for each deserter
.Srested and delivered to the Provost Marshal Of the
District in which the deseTter is arrested.
1t is proper thatI should say further that the men
raised ~ above indicated are to be mustered into the
Old regiments of this Stats-the recruit Of the EIAsF
CLASS being required 10 re.enlist ia the coupIny or
regiment to which he now belongs, but recruit OF
the 2nd or Bird classes is permitted to make his elec
tCn-theTe being no new organizations authorized |
'luOtiA Ol Ii AbCeFLalDeu II Will
Dc daily announced
ln addition to what have stated cali your at |
tentOn to the notices Of the Provost MAFshRs Of the
several Congressional districts, and the Circular
co. Darr Superintendent Of recruiting service in
People OfWest Virgini,! Our armies are yictorI-
Gus al all pOnts-A number OF States, and parts of
States have Leon recovered from the dominion OF the
enemy and the rebellion is rapidly on the wane vet
a great work remains to be done. You have re-
sponded most nobly whenever called on heretofore
ald take great pride IN saying that have NO fear
OF your failure on this occasion.
Wheeling, Dec 10, 1868 decli