, 1864-09-24

QCoTAs.-
TIE deficits ofthe several eub-6Ist,icta cannot at
PRESENT be asce1tained txactly- 1be records of
bly do ct include ali the men who have heen fsr-
ntsheo: the true figures Will be gwen by Colonel
oaSes before the time. aud vii probably be ready
the atest. 1t IL thought thar oIe or two Of those
latt the list have flied their quotas bnt this Is
not krown TIL The c1edlte hare been sli allowed.
Provost Naz:bal James ee-ires us to ssy that he
will be glad to furnish ali the into1ma lion possible
on this tubtett 70 day Al the came time we
wond tupcest that 1ess trouble vii, be given L the
~dse1icd knoTletge he sought by deputation.
DIRECTIONS FOR DRAFTING.
Fry~o the r1orost Marshal Gepera! Of Missouri.
elvef tnteretips Information IA drafts,
duties a'' rights OF eonteF'%Ss,: %::n IS brF.n ~
ProrosT MAEsHAL GkxERA1's orr1cE,
N:sntHcToS, Sept. is, 1864
merce" you VIII yourstlf and BY your ID
tpectors, give persora a, superIiaion to /. ia tue
different districts % n1'der ,ou5 charge, adopting
tton Q! drafted 1aen and their prompt report for
effective execution Of tte dratt + every respect
you will ete that zach District Provost Marshal
provides himself with suSh . number os>spec:al
70, II scco1oa1c ce With orderr hess,o!ore iseuad @
from this ctice-as the service in his dist.ict may
require. =
csrpe drafted men to report within three days ai
Yer ,he receipt Of the noce informing them Of their
having been drawn In the drift.
eacxs b mos. 10
notice.: ifto, Provoet Marthals Will employ ensh
.ae Of
such number Of other Proper a.eHta a. will com.
plete the notification ln each Of the sub-olsrcts
waiting for 1pprorsl Of Tits ofloe, esch Of whom
actually anc necessarily etSpioyed. ''N''
headquarters zre Immediately directed whe:e to
report that they are properly c.red Tor: that they
ezs promptly examined By 1hs Board that imme-
entered On descriptive rolls Of arat1ed men that
they be at ouce placed in uniform. md that al sooa
ibis ts done they be sent FORWARD to he genera!
You Will see that clothing, knap.acks, haver-
sacks, eantes:na. blankets, knives, forke, spoons.
lin cupt and TN pl1tes are provided aud oa ha.d
At the headquarters pf each district in advance OF
Let such number Of dsaoed mea- he notified Is
vii FecuIe an average Of one hundred and .wea:y
examinations per day in each DISTRICT Us near as
possible.
Stria account viii be kept. with usual. sub.
6tetlicte, and the nortces will be arranged ID pnch
manner ae TO commence Dc exa1nin 5tion Of tie
men drafted in the first erb.Cislrics within three
ta,s aitez the d[awine has been completed, 20
! 1sAites having made the primary daft for the
Gaota Of sub-distric,, {aud the hundred per cent.
addttlora)) no draft 1of the remaining d.dcieury
| vi be made in 1t until the examination o. the
1rcn dIawn In the primary draft. under theec IN
struc1ions, has sheen completed in al the sub
districts Or The district 19 g. Which I'll draft has been
e1sminstio1s a16 conpisted, viii ne reduced BY
commencing the supplementary draft for the eea-
The draft will be mace for the deficiency sad on-
hundred per GET tim N addition, and will be con-
! nj h-ta.
,nbefo,e etated until the entire lof4 is filled.
| UanJ drafted man, after bayIGg been notified to
appear at the DESIGNATED time acI place tails to do
so 3oa Will gee that they are st arrested sad
bruuRht to the district headquarters deserters.
1N u found neeeesaI. and proper By tss Board
Of Enrichment In any instance, to permit drafted
men to BE- absent Ser the, bare seportet aud oeen
examined, eueh absence ehall not excaed dve DAYS.
If the quota Of suy subd1strid ah.ll be entirely
the drafted men are rent to the aeneral rendeI-
vout, then the person< drs{ted will ba excused.
Volunteer will be accepted and counted on the
when Thus fled+ and before the drafted nen shall
have been sent to the general rendezvous for every
additional volunteer mustered ia a drafted m1n
will be excused, the person 10 be excused being
iaken from the bottem OF the list drnfsed, 10 tie
reverEe ogdar in Which they were drawn: but IN
no instance will substitute be e1oncrstedor ex-
Qualified eubstitufee may be furnished by drafted
1oen up to The time they are to be Forwarded from
the general rendezvous.
tutes for drafted men up 10 the same period. and
desivpats the person for whom the substitution u
made,
Yeu viii require District Provost Mez,hals to
forward 10 this otBce@ by mail. each evening, the
Das]y Report OF tho State OF the Drsft'' for that
das>which report will be made upon printed forms
turntahed from lhIs ot1ee.
In order to secure the prompt execution OF the
draft, you will be hold Fesponalble for Z strict
compliance eth the tna1fuctlous contained in this
epus1pn1 1cntion. =" = y
JAMES B. FnI,
Provost Marshal General,
TIE NOTICE TO EERvE.
Following is blspk OF the notification required
to be terSed upon each drafted MN:
PROVOST MAntn4L's 0FE1c4
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