The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-08-06

Recruiting officers will have all recruits regularI,
ensted and swesn in, eAlis,men, papers v Jur,ice
Oh the Peace Notary Public. other Officer auth.riz 70
administer oaihs. Recruiting officers are t authorized
to mastar recruits 10 administer said cath
Enlistment papers will be out Ia trpIicata-two
copies for Lieut. Col W. " tFier Su1rintslent ~ Re-.
craltlng Service, and one f1r Tins once
IL Enlistment papers must be full and conpsss and
all blanks for signaiurrs ed up Officers VIII note on
back Of salpe at foot, the aeGai residence OF the rrit
hs county township, city, ami ward and will ser
wee be guided ty the rules regulations Of ths War
Diartmehfenlisting only abe-tssed men between the
nss u - and - Ia good health and free all liysi-
cal defects No person under the age Of years
Is TO be enlisted without wrItten consent q his ma
rent, guardian, master, certificate of
person. that said consent given serbav Keeruitnr
officers will be very particular in ascertAnng the true
age Of the recruit He viii not allow any man t be de-
ceised or iaseiged into the service by false
on such as promise Of fnriough will in person
explain tie nature " the service the length or the term
tile and allowances which soldier il entitled hy
law, before he signs the enlistment.
Ill officers aad msn expressly notified that the
state does not pay THEM The L. 8 paws the men from
date OF enlistment, and the officers from
naxd
~. All subsistence, lodging transportation bills &c
paid BY the L. l. dsturSnc officer Ii C,I a X
Grier, Davenport. Iowa.
v Every enlisted man discharged as a minor or for
other cause fraud on his part in the
or discharged by the civil authority ories all nav ana
allowances due at the time Of dssc harge In case
diridaa is discharged within three months after entering
the service for disability which existed that time h.
receives neither pay nor allowances, except
and transportation 70 his home
VI Special attention Is called to the following
from General Order 800, War Department A. g. o. series
of 1855:
A expenses incurred account Of recruits thereafter
enlisted by recruiting officers either for old or new
mens who shall rejected after medical r
s6rssss disability existing the time OF their
VIII be charged on the master-n roi opposite the
OF the ofcer enifstng them and stopped uay
which may thereafter be due him from the Govern
mentr
procure blanks for making bills against tbs limited
States Tor subsistence and lodgings Of recruits Recruit
Ing ocers Will make verbal contracts for the same when
placed IN quarters The price of should not
eesd 80 cents day or 1u cents meal and lodging IL
cents day. for each actually suhsisted and lodged
after Ats actual sslsfmea Under contract for soeird
ratioss three substantial shall constitute com
pets ration. In transit to regimenta depot recruits
will be supplied with eooksd raous before start
ing. under verbal contract Recruiting officers VIA
appeal TO the loyalty OF the public 10 obtain susstencs
and lodging 1t above rate and will only cases Of rrent
and extreme necessity exceed Them and such cases
only are authorized to make verbal contracts higher
rate, making affidavit voucher that the same vas At
the lowest price possible in the neighborhood where the
| expense WAS incurred
Viii. transportation passes will he furnished by 1t
Col W. n Grier, Superintendent Recruiting Service or
by this Department application with explicit stsfe
of and mode Of The pass will be fIlea
up with ink, descr ts face the number of men and
their names and whether for two three years ser
vice. Conductors OF railroads. clerks Of steamboats, and
agents of companies will all passes which an
altered in name, number starting point destination
IA. Special attention called To the following extrne,
from General Order War Department, A. @. o. series
| 1868:
iii The certificate to sil vouchers
by private must state that the prices
the current rates of the place where the
was incurred also that transportation by railroad ii
steamboat could not be obtained The vouchers like al
others must be approved by the Superintendent OF TIL
Volunteer Recruiting Service and show that the erpeus
was incurred for new regiments prior complete organ
ization. The number and Of men, their company
the number OF miles travelled and rate pe7 mile win Ii
each be specified in passes railroad
| ton"
x Muster and Descriptive rolls will be made il
duplicate according to forms furnished this Depart
ment one copy TO be retained by recruiting officers
one to be forwarded with the defschment It. Colone
GrieF, with the enlistment papers Of the
XII Davenport s the general rendezvous Of the rcgi
ments the United States has here sufficient number
Of barracks to accommodate all troops raised and
this poiHt the Chief Mastering and Disbursng Ohcer
the United States has his headquarters.
IN XII All Recruiting officers will at report In pei
II son or by letter 70 1t Col VIM n Grier LIST Caya
ry Superintendent Of Recruiting Service their Post ONO
I'll address and place ofocai their own
nature.
Il KIN No company win be considered organized INIT
the rolls Of company forwarded to this Dspsr
| ment
| BY order Of the Commandsrin-Chief
NIB. BAKER
angelt Adtutant Gen. Of Iowa.