Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1864-10-01
s. & III WAR DEPARTMENT,
PRovosr MARSHAL GENERALS OFFICE,
WASHINGTON, Sept. 10, 1854.

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Orders having been issued for the draft to
commence on the 10th instant, you will your
self, and by your inspectors, give personal
supervision to it in the different districts I'M
der your charge, adopting such measures as
will secure the speedy notification of drafted
men, and their prompt report for examina-
ton.
For this purpose, and in order to insure an
effective execution of the draft in every re-
spect, you will see that each District Provost
Marshal provides himself with such a number
of special officers and employees-if he has
not already done so, in accordance with ord
ers heretofore issued from this ofice-as the
service in his district may require.
You will direct District Provost Marshals
to cause drafted men to report within three
days after the receipt of the notice inform
ing them of their having been drawn in the
draft.
Enrolling officers will, perhaps, from their
experiences, be the most suitable persons to
serve those notices; if so, Provost Marshals
will employ such number as may be neces-
sary, and if the number of enrolling officers
is not sufficient, they will employ such num-
Der of other proper agents as will complete
the notification in each of the sub-diotricts
without delay, and assign them to duty with
out waiting for approval of this office, each of
whom will be paid at the rate of So per day
for the time actually and necessarily en-
ployed.
You will see that drafted men arriving at
district headquarters are Immediately direct
ed where to report that they are properly
cared for; that they are promptly examined
by the Board that Immediately thereafter, if
not exempted, their names be entered on de-
scriptive rolls of drafted men; that they be
"a o,,oa v,laoad in ,nifnrua and that caou n a
this is done they be sent forward to the gen.
eral rendezvous in squads of convenient size.
You will see that clothing, knapsacks, hav-
ersacks, canteens, blankets, knives, forks,
spoons, tin cups, and tin plates are provided
and on hand at the headquarters of each Dis
trict in advance of the draft.
Let such number of drafted men be notified
as will secure an average of one hundred and
twenty examinations per day in each district,
as near as possible.
Strict account will be kept with the usual
sub-districts, and the notices will be arrang-
ed in such manner as to commence the exam
nation of the men drafted in the first sub
district within three days after the drawing
has been comleted, so that no time may be
lost.
After having made the primary draft for
the quota of sub-district, land the hundred
per cent. additionally no draft for the remain
ing deficiency will be made in it until the ex-
animation of the men drawn in the primary
draft, under these instructions, has been
completed in all the sub-districts or the dis
trict in which draft has been, or may be,
necessary to fill the quota.
The number remaining to be furnished af-
ter the examinations are completed will be
reduced by all authorized credits known up
to the time of commencing the supplem emit
airy draft for the deficiency.
The draft will the be made for the de6cien-
cy and one hundred per centum in addition,
and will be continued and governed by the
same principles as hereinbefore stated until
the entire quota is filed.
If any drafted men, after having been no.
tilted to appear at the designated time and
place, fail to do so, you will see that they are
at once arrested and brought to the district
headquarters as deserters.
If it is found necessary and proper by the
Board of Enrolment, in any instance, to per-
init drafted men to be absent after they have
reported and been examined, such absence
shall not exceed five days.
If the quota of any sub-district shall be en-
tirely filed by the volunteers, after the draft,
but before the drafted men are sent to the
general rendezvous, then the persons drafted
will be excused.
Volunteers will be accepted and counted
on the quota as well as drafted men until it
is filed; and when thus filed, and before the
drafted men shall haze been sent to the general
rendezvous, for every additional volunteer mus
tered in drafted man viii be excused, the