Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1864-10-21

and assistance which Y VA the object oi the Ia" u
furnish them
On the 3rd day Of August 1863 the War Department
authorized the raising of two additional regiments o
nfAniry and one battery of light artillery.
In pursuance Of this order my predecessor made ar
ranRemeni for and appointed the recruiop
officers 10 raise the l7h Regiment of Infantry and The
81 Battery of Artillery and also 20 partial extent tho
18Th Regiment Of Infantry. II was expected under this
order that these could be raised veteran organizations
from ne just returned ftom the nine mouths SER
vice, and, Inducements for speedy enlistmens Tho
government authorized the payment Of bounty Of
-Four hundred dollars 10 veterans and one hundred dol
lara 20 recruits
The severity Of the service which these nine months
regiments experienced In the battles a. Gettyshurgh
which occurred Just the eve ~ the expiration Of their
term deferred them rom Immediate enlistment snd Al
the time Of my entering upon the duties n my office but
comparatively few men had enlisted into these organza
tons
On the i4th Of October 1867 the call Tor three hun
dfed thousand made by the President, serve
for three years and authority given for the payment
of four hundred dollars TO veterans and three hundred
dollars 10 recruits The Quota under the call
sessed 10 Vermont was three thousand three hundred and
thirty men. and the period within which 10 raise the
troops was limited 20 January >. 1854 The work was At
hrsi very Rreatlv reiarrt cin The difficulty N properly
adjusting the credits due ard belonging 10 the several
towns from the fact that suhdisricts were not
recognized by the government Efforts we're however
promptly made by application tn ihe War Department.
IN emedy the diff '1ly. and a0er sumo del1y order
obtained recognizing towns subdsircts and the
quotas accordingly assessed the towns and thti
then promptly hled within the period limited by the call
and me lst day NJ February following str'ee htd,ed
and tc Hy0ue enlisted men sto0d 70 the credit Of he
state as surplus over Al calls iha' had been made
This surplus continued from that time constantly to
augment with sg ght veriron', under The calls of Feb
-uary lih and MAch lih that. M the date 4 the
last can ny The President July li'h the state had an cue
ure surplus Of tro nouHaha rco hundred and one men
Under this last call FOR five hundred thousand men
The quota of ne State fve thousan' hundred
and fifty six. Finy days from the date n the call was
he time allotted for Sling me quota, and i Is Win
feeling n just pride that congratulate the State upon
NE promptuie with which she ha. tesponi ied 20 t and
mat on settlement with The General Government 20
Vcooer l there was found 10 he due 20 the ate
rlui of one ouaHd and fourteen which stands 20 her
credit eaust any future call should such hereafter be
made
J. he report n The Adinfsnt and inspcct'r General
which IN dive time ie lNd before y0u, viii furnish
you more folly in deai me transsrtiOns of hi depart
ment II is but justice 70 tha' officer 70 thr the
state Is largely indebted 70 hin ~ ,he energy and
efficiency displayed in he details of his department The
services rendered by him have been M great value and
have contributed laryely IN securing 20 tho State the
proud position which ste ,his day enjoys
The stots which vers made throughout the State 20
hl tho quotas under the hrsf call the liberal buuuiies
paid hv NE towns generally end he fact that under This
m n, G.1e, lt S5e ' sads, ne or5cr ps any
R % asey 1 ony one bon5rsd ' dosr @ vs.,
al nsprfd retard cn rmeus iu thee organic ous
snd the qnes seriously enter'sirei o disbaudug
Them altogether Great expense had been incurred up
20 hat period 10 the attempt TO raise the men, and 70
abandon az that point would have involved h' oa'e In
a very heavy burden however did not feel iusfihcd ir
attempting farher to an tho ism regiment and accor
dinghy directed The uansfe N the men enlisted fr hat
n the I'm regiment Application thcu ade 20 thc
Secetary Of War for authority 90 nov recruits for This
regiment he Government bounty n three hundred doll
lars instead " one hundred This AUTHORITY fualv
and amer repeated efforts on he 29h n Dec granted
sun further difficulties were experienced At this time by
the Withdrawal Of the town bounties. 1re embaras'-
mons tals encountered dtia'ed greatly the orsAnzi
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ANFNDSRSr or ENROLMENT.
Previous 20 the call NJ the President for five huudrot
thousand in July last ord had been sued by th'
War Department 20 the Acting Assistant Provost Mar
sha General of Nerment - have the enrolment lists in
re'ted up 10 July lst 1864 Notices were accrdngl,
published in several newspapers in the State calling up
on the seeomen 20 see that the enrolment lst we're
properly corrected. Upon the returns thus made tho
eyer ei,bs, t he f,c, ~, ,te notes 5,5 no, ,s,
all the towns or to Misunderstanding and neglect on
their part great discrepancies found exist wher
the quotas we're announced and numerous applications
made the Acting Assistant Provost Marshal Gen
erA for the correction Of these errors and the reduction
Of quotas careful examination into these complaint.
satsded that officer that there we're Just grounds M
them, and IN tt further opportunity should be civ u
correcting the lists Accordingly en- the 2lth day OF
August notice given 10 the towns 10 correct the Isis
and upon re urns being made was asceranpd that the
former enrolment wss TOO arce nv nearly i've thousand
and that the State had been sed
] " eight hundred men too many. new assessment OF
I quotas was therefore ordered. The Acting Assistant
Provost Marshal General however did not feel author
lied 10 make any alter ,tion or reduction Of the general
quota assessed TO the State at large or TO the
Congressional Districts Consequently the new assess
still retaining the basis Of the old assignment Of quota
To the State and Congressional Districts This mode
assessment although aordnp relief TO some towns onl,
increased the burden oh,rs without relieving the reA