The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1864-08-05
The Last Call |!
ADDRESS OF THE MILITARY
COMMITTEE TO THE PEO-
PIE OF HANCOCK COUNTY.

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FELLOW CIrTIZENs:-The President
has issued further call for FIVE
HUNDRED THOUSAND MEN, for militia.
ry service, to aid in suppressing the
rebellion and restoring the authority
OF the United States Government in
the insurgent states.
BY the provisions OF the law, under
which this call is made, Volunteers
will be accepted for ole, two or three
years, as such volunteers may elect
and said volunteers will be entitled
to the bounty provided by law for thC
period of service for which they en-.
list. Every volunteer who is accept
ed and mustered into the service fol
the term of one year, will receive o
bounty of 500; two years, 5000; foi
three years, $500; one third ofwhich
will be paid to the Soldier at the time
of his being mustered into the service
one-third at the expiration Of one.
half of his term of service; and one.
third at the expiration of his term OF
service. If said volunteer die in said
service, the bounty money then un.
paid, will be paid to his widow, if he
have one, or his child or children, il
he have any, or to his mother if she
be alive.
The Trustees Of the several town
ships, by the act of the Ohio Lcgisla
turc, passed March 2S, 1864, are nn-
thorized to offer bounty for volun-
teers, to the amount of 800 foi each
one, who may thus enter the service
and we most respectfully ask the
Trustees of each township, TO offer
Immediately, the said bounty, and
levy tax in each township for its
payment.
1t will thus be seen that any one
entering the service for one year,
would, 10y the township and Govern
ment bounties and monthly pay, re.
ceive, the sum of $3.50, besides cloth
ing and rations. A Volunteer for
two years, would receive, besides
clothing and rations, the sum of 1890;
one for three years, would receive
1910, besides clothing and rations.
/ BY other laws Of Congress, pensions
are literally awarded, thereby tender
ing to volunteers most generous re-
wards in money, besides the imper-
ishahle honor of standing mp mantul
ly for the support of his country, in
this, her great tribulation.
In addition to the foregoing in
ducements held out to the patriotic
and brave men Of this county, and
state, the Adiutant General of Ohio,
by virtue Of the authority conferred
on him by the War Department, has
issued an order to raise twenty new
regiments Of infantry in this state for
the term of one, two, or three years,
rs the recruits may elect. One regi'
ment will be assigned to each Con
gressional district, to be raised among
the several counties of said district, in
proportion to the population of each
county. One Second Lieutenant for
each company will be appointed at the
commencement of the organization
and will be Immediately mustered into
the United States service. On the
the completion Of the companies, the
additional officers will be cofhmis.
stoned and mustered.
This affords most favorable OPP
portunity for the patriotic and brave
young men of the State to secure Off.
cial positions in the army and honor.
able distinction for aid rendered in
procuring the completion of these reg
iments. The field officers of these
new regiments will be selected from
veteran officers of known skill and
experience III the field, and who shall
prove active in recruiting these regi-
ments. The military committee are
authorized to recommend recruiting
officers for this county and any one
desiring to enter upon such duty can
acquire the desired information by
calling on them at once. We most
respectfully, yet urgently call upon
and request the people Of the several
townships to meet and organize a
once, appoint committees and the
proper officers to go at once into the
work Of procuring men for filling W
the quota demanded. We cannot ycr
state definitely the number required
of this county as the credits to whicl
we are entitled and the apportionmen
have not been furnished us. AS soor