Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1864-05-03
sTAUNToN, VIRGINIA. TUESDAY, MAY 8, 1854

this notice will subject the defauter liability to
be called into the general service with The class OF
persons betwee eighteen and forty-fve. unless ne
shall have valid excuse therefor to be judged OF bY
| the Bureau of Conscriptol.
/ g. Any person liable to enrolment under this act
may join any Company for local defence which mas
been formed under General Orders, No. s6, issued
26th June 1868, for the war, any other company
for local defence which has been accepted into the
service and which, by the terms OF its enlistment IS
liable to serve any where within the State or per-
of this class may form new companies lot local
defence and special service, under General Orders,
No. SO 1861 for the war, and select their own OH
lsignedl s. COOPER.
Adit. and Insp. General.
9 Commandants will keepa separate and distinct
roll of persons between the ages of seventeen and
eighteen and forty five and fifty.
8. Commandants of conscripts will ASSIGN to du-
tY supporting force for conscription service such
persons as may be recommended by the examining
boards unfit for the field but as competent for this
services and when gs many as sixty four such per
sons are SO assigned they will be organized into
company elect their officers, and return the muster
rolls to the commandants, and if there te not suf
fcient number to form company in each Congress
siona district, then the commandant may assign
sufficient number of persons between as and so years
of age, SO as to complete company from EACH Con-
gressional district. competent officer, of the rank
Of oionel will he assigned by this bureau to organ
ze such companies into reglmenI, If there bp the
requisite number of companies or into. battalion
if there be less than ten companies or into two bat
talions, if deemed preferable.
TX. GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS.
/. Cemmanaanta illalways bear In mind that
General Order, No 26, is not only the basis, but
forms large portion of these Instructions They will
hsbaally reeur to it's provisions, to aid in the apP
cation of the othar provisions Of this circular.
eommandants will, of course, refer cases OF diff
Guilty to this bureau but references which bear on
their face that they are rather to avoid Cue
bility or labor will be returned without remarks
s. The duty of the commandants OF conscripts is,
in accordance with these Instructions to maintain
and invigorate the industrial production OF the Con
federacy, and supply its armies With peg. rms du
ty must be performed, or our struggle lor lnueFea
denca and liberty will fail.
By order of Col. j. 9. PaEsToE, Supt:
G. B. DUFFIELD,
CONSCRIPT OFFICE for Va.
RICHMOND April 9Th, 1854.
This Circular is published by order of Bureau OF
Conscription for the information Of all concerned
By order, COL j. =. SHIELD
Comdt. Consctipts for Va. |
ia. Fl. BINFoRD.
Apr. 18th st. LIT. 4 ADJT.
BUREAU OF cONSCRIPTlOk,l L |
RICHMOND, April 5th, 1864.
l. Circular, No. Is, current series is hereby re-
yoked
II. Commandments will retain out of the reserve
classes sufficient number to compose their camp I
guards and supporting force aud proceed as rapidly
possible to organize in companies persons OF the
said reserve classes already enrolled.
ILL., Will iuetonsiJ oSsiS pAoPCi /
rendezvous and order all persons of the reserve clas
report such rendezvous the SIXTEENTH 10TH
day OF April ins for the purpose of eecting compa-
ny officers and being organized into compan les.
". The instant organization of these classes is
deemed of the highest mpoItance, and all such per-
sons do appear at the rendezvous on the day
appointed must be enrolled and assigned at the dis
cretIon of Commandants.
Unless otherwise instructed Commandants willfor-
ward the muster rolls to this Bureau.
By order of Col. PRESTON, Sup.
e.B DUFFIELD,
CONSCRIPT OFFICE for Va.
RIcHoND. April 9Th, 1854.
This Circular is published by order of Bureau OF
Conscrption, for the information of all concerned
By order,
Col. C. SHIELDS,
Comd't Cons cripts for Va.
1t. Jas H Binford, 1t. and Adit. April 12-3ts