Washington telegraph., 1864-03-09

TRAxs-Mrss. DEPARTMENT
Shreveport, La, Feb. s, 1864
General Orders No. a.
I. The following order, issued from the Al
jutant and Inspector Generals Office. is nub-
lishcd for the information of NIL concerned:
ApJUrAxr AID INSPECTOR GESERAL's OFFICE
Richmond, Jan. 9th, 1854.
GENERAL ORDER
No. 2.
i. The following Acts Of Congress and Ga-,-
concerned therein:
AN ACT to prevent the enlistment Or enro,,.
ment Of Substitutes n the military sa-y;a.
OF the Confederate States.
The Congress OF the Confederate State. ~
America do enact, That no person lable ].
military service shall hereafter be permitted =,
allowed to furnish n substitute for such service
nor shall any substitute be received, enlist.5
or enrolled in the military service Of the Cor
federate States
Approved Dec. 2Sth. 1864
| AN ACT to pnt end to exemption fro-,
military service or those who have heretofa-.
furnished substitutes.
WHEREAS, In the present Circumstance. !,
requires the all Of all who are able TO bssr
arms:
The Congress OF the Confederate States A.
enact, That no person shall be EXEMPT fra,
military service by reason Of his having f1r.
nished substitute; but this act shall oot h
30 construed as TO affect persons who, though
not liable to render military services. have
nevertheless, furnished substitutes.
Approved Jan. 9th, 1864
Ill. Persons rendered liable to military sa-
vice by operation of the preceding Acts are
I rlaPal III rha -,.L
heretofore held liable by Acts Of Congress.
Ill Persons herein rendered liable Ia mill
rsry service are required to report as volun-
teers or conscripts, without delay, 10 the en-
rolling officer: and all who delay beTond the
hrst day Of February, 1864, will be considered
as having renonnceI the privilege Of volunteer
ing and held for assignment according to law.
| ~. Enrolling officers will proceed rs rapidly
- practlc7 ble IN the enrolment of persons
herein made liable to military service Previ-
Gus TO enrolment, as c0nscripts. all such ner
son. will be allowed to volunteer in companie.
in service on the 18th of April. 1862 provided
the company chosen does not, at the time nf
volunteering, reach tho maximua number al
loved, and upon such company being selected.
the volunteer viii receive from the enrolling
officer certificate to the effect that he has 81
volunteered, and no volunteer will tie receieei
into any company except on such certificate
Persons who fail to make their selections NJ
the time OF enrolment will re assigned accord
ing to existing regulations.
! v Persons who report to the enrolling Off
Ger will be enrolled. and may be allowed a fur
! Tough Of ten days before reporting to the Camp
of Instruction.
vi. All persons, whether volunteers or con-
scripts, nrder tili. order, will pass through the
Camp Of Instruction of the State to which ;hev
belong. and be forwarded thence TO the GONNA
MICS which are selected, or to which they may
BE assigned
MI. The BnreaH Of Corscription is charged
with adopting rr. rer regulation. f5r the en-
icTcement Of this crler
Will AIT exemptions heretofore .-r-ntctI are
subject TO revision, under instructions from the
Buresu Of COnscriptiOn, and If found to be i'm
proper or unauthorized by law, viii be revoked.
By order
(Signe.) s. COOPER,
Adiutant and Inspector General.
III. Paragraph III of the above order Is 50
modified as 70 read as folows:-.Persons
herein rendered liable to military service. are
required to report as volunteers or conscrpts,
Without delay, to the enrolling officer: ana all
who delay beyond the first day ul March,
1864, will be considered A. having renouneel
the privilege Of volunteering, and held for As.
signmeat, according 10 law
Ill Paragraph Nv Of the above order j. .
modiiel as 10 allow persons herein rendered
liable 70 military serrica. to volunteer in organ
llatlcns mustered and accepted previous to rh.
hrss day Of July, 1855; AMI no volunteer will
ne received IN any organization not serving in
this department.
~ Enrolling Officers in this icn,r.naat
will proceed Al once to euForcs y rirrI -xegrt-
iios Of the foregoing orIers.
BY command Of
Lieut. zen H. KIM S,,