Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1864-02-09
The Last Call for Troops and the Quota of
Vermont.
The Provost Mar,h. General ha, musd tn
following
PRoyosr MARSHA GENERAL 5 OFFICE.
WASHINGTON. Feb. |. 1884

following
PRoyosr MARSHA GENERAL 5 OFFICE,
WASHINGTON, Feb. /, 1864.
MAJOR 7, 7'o,cnsend, IA a. p. " G.. Suptrin
ttnd,nt Volunteer Recruiting, albany, " Y
The Presidents order Of this date, (copy here
With for draft on the 10Th of March, for five
hundred thousand men, after dsiuctinr ell who
may be raised prior to March | and not hereto
fore credited, is equivalent 10 call for two hun
dred thousand men, 10 addition to the three hun.
bred thousand called for October seventeenth
Do everything possible to fill this as well az the
former cal and secure action at once, 10 antici
patton OF the exact quotas, which will be aunoun.
ced from this office as soon al possible.
JAMES b. FRY, Provost Marshal General
This makes plain what was entirely obseur. in
the call Of the President for 100000 men, which,
on its face, wa, SO many in addition to all pre-.
Sious calls.
i The Adutant General Of this State has not vet
Issued his order declaring the quota of Vermont,
and assigning it to the towns. The last W ood.ock
STANDARD, however, by authority We presume
from Gen. Wsshburn, make, the following state.
ment
The Adjutant General is flooded with nquiris,
from selecimen regarding the qsolas of their re-
specuye towns under the new call Of the Pres,
dent and also regarding The course to be pursu.
ed With respect to Gen. Order No. 8, and tho
18th Regiment. 1t is impossible to answer all
these letters even II there was any definite an.
swsr TO make, and We are requested to say for
The guidance of all, until tAs quota assessed upon
The State haa been received from Washington,
that Gen. Order No. s, 40 far as il relates to the
quotas assigned 10 the deficient towns therein
named will not e changed, but those quotas are
to be raised by those towns in the manner and
tor the purpose ihefsin named, and the men so
raised will count upon the quota required under
the present call Towns which are deficient will
not be allowed TO profit by the patriotism Of 9th.
er towns which have furnished a surplus. How
masy men will be wanted more than ar. assigned
under that ordsr cannot nov be stated As soon
as possible after the quota of the State is fixed
" the WM Department, the towns will be def.
nl!ely informed as 10 what is required Of them.
and IN the mean time il will be good policy for
all the towns in the State to set themselves TO
work at once.
The State has raised by volunteering since the
call made la,t autumn 1884 in excess Of il. QUO.
Ia under that call, and credit ought to be- and we
presume will be given the State for this excess
as so many men raised on the present call. If
this be So the State will be called upon probably
for about 1900 more men and Adjulant Gen.
eral WOshburn will undoubtedly see to il that
those towns which h.v not ye, raised their quo.
tas bear the burden Of this last call. This would
certainly be exactly just Gen. Washburn being
entirely right in saying that towns which are
deficient will no, be allowed to profit by the pat.
rio'i'm Of other towns which have furnished
surplus"
We trust tsis les, call will have the effect Of
inducing towns TO offer bouniies to veterans re.
enli,ling 10 the field Such enlistm.n,s are cred.
tied towards the quota Of the State, and OF the
town., and as most Of the soldier. who thus "a.
enlist volunteered al the outse, Rthou, ans boun.
", tAerC would be eminent Gluess at lea, 10 this,