The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1864-08-23
STATE OF MAINE.

General Order No. %.
l. Thirty Companies of Infantry for Regiments
in the eld, aud to be tt upon the present cal,
anthY oy tue War Department 10 be raised
in this stat, from N0lunt for etn, TWO or
three years service. as he rscrn may elect.
III EnroleI men or their ubslitutss, have the
prsi ege OF eicciing the compxay aud regiment
which they will save. by Volunteering H. tLe-e
organizations but If dra ted such liberty is n,ces
sarily de lied them.
iii .n osa.y Dounties to all yolun eers and to
substltu e. ell IL eo pr TO the oral 500 S200,
$50 acc riding the period of their emil -tmest
for e. or y airs, aud the U y. bounty the ZANE,
TO all volunteers az repre- entstise recruits sub
stitute- or enrolled men are not enti> to United
Nv Tue ofie RS of,hese companies will be select
ed rom those VII have sers.d at asst niue mouths
Ia .ho Held udiessvery special reasons exist par
tieulzr cases.
sdca immediate action sho Id be taken by
citizens MT liable 10 enro lmrnt de- iriDg
dram la their community ana by club OF emo 1. d
men, as viii ak it or The peeu iary intere.t fihe
latter. to volunteer Instead of e, tring service rs
vi Concerted action init ated in cities and pop.
uous plac s. and extending TO the urbs ana ad-
jacent towns, embodying he .arti4l ,eeetIon o.
neers and non commissioner flcers may Insure the
adop ion, at once, Of such plans Of procedure, a,
Will ku Iantee the rsIsil mpany Ia every IN
ssance where II Is uaderla en-, but any fcer s..
lected as above, shou ee q person who has ser ed
hDnorably. for at least nine 1nths the selection
NAV not DC confirmed by the Goseraor
VII. fhe following rne- viii be adhered TO in
raising ihes. companies
lst NO ices. premiums or expenses will be paid
ID. Each yo uuteer must be exs-sined and al-
proved Ly a local physician who will aiu 25 cts.
Tor his sersie s but the pay sican is not II fgu
cer8ihcat of su b eXanlna lea up he enlis ment
p,per, that being To- the adtho n d geon, who
maL e the Il alexaminaii Il The muster in.
Sd. Justice OF the Peace will minis er the
t. the recruit, and M si isn the certificate
the ACE of the enlisi imeLt.
4fh. When the enlistment is for less petioo
than 3ytars, the bank II b changed to exhibit
the tact.
9Th Each company must mprise one hundred
and one en- Is ed M IA, and al that Number
of sui able persons. who are eligible 10 rn.istD.n.
have each igned three nlistment per , one part
eaiisrmeGt with The names of persons des-
| ignated for the minis ioned officers the COM
pany, a. d heir residence aud The place of the
! d.zYous of The Company, will be iorwarotd the
Gardiner. 81. 5. Mi itsfy su ril endent. for the
transportation, muster in, clothing, arming and
\ equipiDg of the comp any.
v. Ii the company is detained beyond he time.
/ OF whica reasonabls .otice IS gwen the Adjutan
General that IT will mbe al its rend, zvoas. TO
leave Tor the place OF muster, ior, cents DAY per
man will be allowed ioF toa an logging the
period of such detenii, aid The tim lpied in
com 10 from the com an, 'e devious.
VII So M. ch of General der TScnty Seven
OF the 10Th ut .ri3es rules governing enIi. T.
menfs aud credits o. GU ,ias AID am .unt OF boun.
! ties aed enam rates tue persons enti LED there o
and igible 10 enlistnenis. IA applicable to these
| thirty companies
! Extract ffom War DEPARTMENT authority of July
IS. 1854, to raise these compsnies
"ihe said comparies must be mustered in Aeiore
Sept 8. ls6i, in der that be- ma be credited on
the quota OF the ; sste sndsr th- aforesaid ca -
! should ANY of the companiea all TO organ ize
within reasonable hms, nss will b. coasoidatea
SO to TORN aud be mustered in ; complete coo :
pAnies be.oTe the Aforesaid dates"
BY Order of His Exeeency the Governor
JOHN l. HoDSrON,
Adjuiant-General.
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