Litchfield enquirer., 1864-08-11
GNERAL HEAD. QUARTERS, STATE O. CONNECTICUT.
 ApyurAxr aExEnAL's OFFICE,
ADJUfAAf GENERAL 5 Off!cE !,
 Hartford. July 19. 1864

ApyurAxr aExEnAI's OFFICE, ,k Hartford, July 19. 1864 | ~ ENERAL ORDERS, NO. 1.-The follow. M ing regulations are adopted for recruit ing in the rebel states fer the credit of Con. necticut, in aecoraanss vish an ,Act of Con ;Rs'ssSs gsss.%.ss sss with s.:ss ss
 l. six principle agents to 6e known as Connseticut Recruiting Agents. will be ap- pointed by the Cohmander in Chief, and re. spectiyely assigned to duty at, the following named rendezvous, which have beeh esfab. lished by the War Department; Camp Casey. Washington, D. c., for N. F.
 Virginia.
 -, near Fort Monroe, Va, for s. E.
 Virginia.
 -, Newborn, N. C., for North Carolina. "-, Hilton Head, S. C., for South Caro- lima and Florida.
 ""'--, yisksburg, Miss, for Mississippi. "Z-. Nashville, Teun., for Georgia and 2. The State Agents wifi have letter of appointment, certified copy of which must be filed with the Provost Marshal General. and also with the COmms ndinB Omcer of the rendezvons for the districts in which they are to recruit. 1t shall be the duty of the re- cruiting agents before entering upon their duties, to report in person through the Com manding officer of the rendezvous to the Com manding Officers of the Military District, De partment or Army, in order that they may have proper protection.
 8. After reporting for this duty, ali agents will be subject to the rules and articles of war.
 The regulations of the War Department provide that, "It shall be the duty Of the " commanding officer of the army department t or district in which recruiting agents Upe " rate, and of commanding officers Of rendez- " vous, to order back to this State tor arrest " and hold for trial as he may deem best. any |" recruiting agent who shall commit frauds " upon the Government or recruits. of shall " violate the instructions issued to govern " this recruitment, or be guilty of any offence " against military law. Recruiting agents " will be held responsible for the conduct of " all persons who act under their authority = for drection'
 g. Each principal agent shall receive foi each recruit procured and properly mustered into the service for the credit of Connecticut, such sum as may be from time to time de- termined by the Commander-n- Chief.
 6. The principal agent may employ such assistants or sub-agents as may be necessary in the performance of his duties. subject to the approval of the Chief and the United States military authorities. Their compensa .ion shall be such as the principal agent may prescribe, and shall be paid by him out of the premium or compensation he re- ocives for the must CT in of each recruit
 [. It shall be the duty of the recruiting agents to see tllat upon the arrival of the re- cruit at the rendezvous, he is promptly exam ined and if accepted, mustered into the ser vice of the United States, for the credit of the State of Connecticut at large. Upon such mus ter, the agent shall issue to the recruit the proper order on the PaymasterGeneral for the sum of three Hundred dollars, first procuring the of the mastering officer. to the cer- titicate on the back of the order, that such re- cruit il been mustered into service. He shall also witness the signature of the recruit to the order.
 8. The Paymaster General shall, with the approval of the Commahder-in-Ch Chief appoint an Assistant Paymaster for each rendezvous before named, whose duty 1t shall be to cash the orders of recruits on the Paymaster Gene ral and also pay the principal, agents the cs- tablshed sum for the muster-in of each res cruit.
 g. A certified copy of the mpster-roll will be furnished by the mustering officer to the re- emitting agent as often ae at least ten recruits all cases be immediate y forwarded to the Ad- jutant General of the State at Hartford, the agent retaining a copy of the same, and tie recruiting agents will also make weekly i;e ports to these Hcadauarters of names of the sub agents employed bf them and the names of all the recruits obtained by each, and duly into service: ---
 By order of His Excellcncy>>
 WILLIAM A. BUCKINGHAM
 CqmMander-in CHirf.
 HoRAcE J. MossE, Adjutant-Geh. 1tls