, 1864-03-03
TIE DRAFT ORDERED
rn1;stments in Cook county-The
Qnota-Wiu there be q Draft
in Chicago?

THE ucffod OF high 1,ouniics ia ended. On The |
1st Of March, both Government and local bounties
ceased. and arc now being psid to those only who |
e1lrtcd and wc1c mustered IN before that time.
The dsatt seeEns to be inevitable, and we may ~ |
well conclude to take our chances, Provost Mar !
shal james yesterday received tho following order:
oTF1cE A. A. P. III. g. I11Mo1s,
6RR1s0FtK1p, March i, 1854. (
Capt. Vim. Jamce, Provost Marshal 1st District,
Chicago Mtnots. |
cArrAm: Proceed at once 10 carry into effect the |
requirements Of Circular No. I, dated Feb 2 1864,
and be fully prepared to commence the dran on the
10th inGtant, and to make It in every snbdstrct
which hhal not have raised its quosa before March
he deducted at1e1 the dsaft commences. By order
Of the Proyoet Marshal General.
Your 0be'd Servant,
Lieut.. Col. and 4. a. p. II. @. Illinois.
That the order may be fully understood we give
the clrcu1ar Just issued By the War Department:
WAR Dkr4RrxE1T,
pnoVoeT MARH11AI GKNERAL.s 0Fr1cE,
WASHINGTON, Feb. Is, 1861
!. boards Of Enrollment will at once commence
to prepare carde for draft Of men enrolled inclad
u shape, lie and color with those Of the First
ClEss. and will contain the name and residence Of
the rerson enrolled. with the number which Is op-
Tho 1amcs Of persons stricken from the lists
either of Class oE under the pnosisioas Of fclr.
Lei gssMy = M.1a a. St
!
nemcs Of those Who wc1s dfaf,ed and held to eefy-
tate nnder he preltmin.sy = part q thc draft 81
1864. The names Of thosc known to be actually in
service Al the date Of receipt OF tho order for the
DRIFT will aleo be left ont Of tho box or wheel. The
names OF all other rpersons enrolled will be put in
Tie dsaft bog.
| {S1gred) LANES 3. FRI,
Provost Marshal General
Upon The question Of bounties Tor recruits, the
| following circular IL authoritative:
| 0FY1cE Asst pnoT MARSHAL GEN., L
| SrraNoFsE1n, Mateh l. 1864.
Capt; William James, Ptor. harsbal 1st District,
CArrA1s ~ have just received the following i'm
ortnnt circula1 from the Provost Marshal General
ION and amer March Tot, 1854, and until further
9de1s premium q h,esn aoa1s tss ~ a,sp aSseptsa t
IN accepted recruit nut veteran. will be paid from
the Drift aid Substitute fund, under the resula:
twenty-five and Gfteen dollirs for IN acccpted re
c1uit-" Your ob't Gezvt JAMES oAkEs
Lieut. Col. and A. 4. r. IL. g.
| These Instructions secm to leave no doubt az tt
the intentions Of the Gorcrument, and in accord
aucc Herewith tho enrolling officer, with full
corps fnrsistanta ts busily at work prepsrin:
the caids; the wheel OF destiny Ia furnished and b,
the morning Of the tenth will be in complete readl
nees for tic process Of turning citizens into sol
dIcra. It Is not set possible to sag how tho orde
win affect us, bal It will be thing deeply to be re-
GREETED it. notwithstanding tlr efforts Of the author
itfcs and the money poure- out 10 !aEtehy NJ sn'
city and county, the RESULT re had hoped for Is no
, reached. As near as wc can estimate, the numbc
t credited 10 Cook county, irc1uding those mus
/ | tered in who have not received thci
bountieH will aggregate very nearly :, s,6sS. Thea
do not tuciude the veteran volunteers. or but yer
few OF them. At the time Of the Inst call the quo
, II required from Cook county was 14.1'a. On II