The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1864-02-24
The Draft.
The following Las been sent to us by
Capt. BLAIR for publication
FRovosT MAKsHAL's UFFICB,
WILLIAMsPoRT, Pa, Feb. 10, 1864. {

FRovosT MAKsHAL's OFFICE,
WIL1AMspoRT, Pa, Feb. 10, 1864.
The following instructions being the
latest received at this Office on the sub
ject referred to, are published for the in
formation of those concerned;
1st. That the several sub districts re-
ceive credit for all such volunteers as
may have been mustered into the service
of the United States, since the last draft,
and that tie number SO credited be de-
Quoted from their quota under the recent
CALL
I'd If the men receive any local boun-
ty from any particular locality, they are
tesbe credited TO that locality.
Sd. If they do not receive any local
bounty, they are to be credited to the
place at which they enlist or their actual
residence, if tLey have one, as they may
select
4th. Veterans, re-enlisted in the field
will be credited according to their mus
ter-rolls, provided, that their residence,
or the locality to which their credit is
due, is noted therein Muster-rolls de-
fectiUe as to these statements will be COM
pleted by supplementary muster-rolls, to
be made out by the respective company
commanders, and forwarded by them to
the Office of the Acting Assistant Provost
Marshal General at Harrisburg, with the
certified copies of the defective rolls.
5th. The assignment, decision, an
nouncement and bessowal of credits for
this district will be either by the Provost
Matshal General, or under his direction,
by the Acting Assistant Provost Marshal
General at Harrisburg.
9th. The Provost Marshal General has
directed that the premiums of S25 and
SIS will be paid to any non commissioned
officer, private or citizen who presents an
accepted recruit.
7th. No transfers can now be made in
the enrolment, unless specially author
lied by the act now before Congress-the
time for all alterations having expired
Jan. 5th.
9Th. 1t should be borne in mind that
the quotas heretofore published will not
in all cases be correct The real quotas
are much larger, but are to be reduced
by deducting from them:
lst. The number Of volunteers furn-
iShed by each sub distfict subsequent to
the late draft and prior to the 3lst of
Jan. 1864, and duly reported as such
I'd. The number of men held to service
under the late draft or who paid eommu-
tatlon or furnished substitutes.
This balance thus ascertained eonsti-
tutes the number to be drafted FROM each
sub, district subject to credit for such
volunteers asI each NAV furnish between
Feb. 1st and Feb. 20, 1864.
W. Fl. BLAIR,
Capt. and Provost Marshal, 18th Dist.
We publish, again, the approximate
quota for this county, because we think
that if 1t is raised by volunteers there will
, be no draft. Too much dependence should
not be placed on the credit of veterans,
for two reasons: 1st, The veterans are
credited according to the muster-rolls in
the Adjutant Generals Office, and End,
Many Of the men who have re enlisted do
not know where they are credited to, at
least are not certain of it, and in conse-
quence different towns are sometimes
claiming the same man. The time is so
short that every possible effort should be
made to avoid mistakes of this kind, for
fear that after town thinks they bave
their quota filed, they find these yeter-
ans have not been credited as they ex-
pected. This difficulty in regard to pro-
per credit on the first muster-rolls arises
from the fact that at the time of enlist
ment no one expected draft and conse-
quently no special effort was made to see
that the correct township or borough was
placed opposite each mans name.
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