The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1864-1911, 1864-07-27

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General order from the War
Dep9 9EiBIeBt.-Rend for
EeCFuiss.-Resuia 10 be
Observed.
The following order from the War De-
partment announces the regulations for re
cruiting in the rebel states, under the law
passed at the late session Of Congress;
War DEPARTMENT,
AnJUTANT GENERAL ) OFYICE,
WASHINGTON, July 9, 1864
General Urder, No. 22I.
The following regulation are established
10 carry out section three of the act appro,,
we'd July 4, 1864, further to regulate and
provide for the eurolling and calling out the
national forces"
SIC. s. And be it further enacted. That
it shall be lawful for the executive OF any
Of the states to send recruiting agents into
any of the states declared to be in rebellion,
except the states of Arkansas. Tennessee,
and Louisiana, to recruit volunteers under
any call under the provision Of this act who
shall be credited TO the state and to the re.
spective subdivisions thereof, which may
procure the enlistment
|. In order that recruiting agents may be
afforded proper facilities by United States
authorities, they must have letter OF ap-
pointment from the state executive, a certl-
fed copy of which must be filed with the
Provost Marshal General, and the COM
mandnlg officer of the rendezvous establish
ed for the district in which they are to re-
| cluit The particular field Of state IN
which each agent is TO operate should be
specified in the letter OF appointment. 10
avoid confusion, the number OF agents
should not large Experience has shown
that these agents should not be paid for
| each recruit, but that they should have
| fixed COMPENSATION for their services, other
wise fraudulent practices may be resorted
| to for the pecuniary benefit of the agent. to
the great rreddiee Of the state and the mil
itary service. ~
y 1t shall.be the dnty Of the recruiting
agents, before cptering upon their duties.
! to report in person, through the command
ing officer of the rendezvous herein desigaa-
ted for the states inrwhich they are to oper'
ate to the commanding officer of the mill
tary district, department, or army, in order
that they may have a proper pass and pro-
lection. All recruiting agents will be sub
ect to the rules and articles of war.
g. 1t shall be. the duty of the command
ing officer of the army department, or dis
trict in which recruiting agents operate, and
of commanding officers of rendezvous, to
order back to his state Tor arrest and hold
for trial, as he may been best), any recruit
ing agent who shall violate the Instructions
issued to govern this recruitment or be gull
ty of any offense against military law
Recruiting agents will be held responsible
for the conduct of all persons who act un-
der their authority or direction.
T. Norman shall be recruit who is already
in the military service as soldier teamster,
laber, guide, &c, Or who is so employed by
the military authorities as to be Of import
antance to military operations.
| s. Recruits. procured in accordance with
the act quoted must be delivered by the re-
cruiting agents at one of the following -Dam-
ed rendezvous, viz:
Camp Casey, Washington, u. c., for n.
Il. Virginia. ~
CAMP, near Fortress Monroe, Va,
for S T. Virginia.
Camp, Ncwbern, n. C., for North
Carolina,
Camp Hilton Head, S. c., for South
Carolina and Florida.
Camp, Yisksburg, Mississippi, for
Mississippi.
Camp, Nashville, Tennessee, for
Georgia and Alabama.
When received at the rendezvous, it shall
be the duty Of the United States officers
there to have the recruits promptly exam
ined and if accepted. to have them hnmed-
lately mustered into the United States ser
vice, properly provided for and sent to the
regiments for which they have been enlisted
or assigned. \ certified copy Of the muster.
inroll shall be given to the recruiting agent
whenever at least ten recruits shall be mus
tered. 81,
The aforesaid rendezvous regarded as
military posts, and will be conducted as such
under the immediate order OF the War De
partment, as issued through the Adjutant-
General $ office but department, and army
commanders are desired to exercise q super.
vision over them, as coming within the i'm
its Of their departments, and to make any
reports to this office concerning them which
may be deemed advisable
g. If it Is desired to put any of the vol
unteer recruits obtained under this act into
service as substitutes before or after draft,
they must be sent without expense to the
government, by the recruiting agent, to the
district in which the principles is enrolled,
and there be mustered in by the provost.
marshal, who viii isrue the proper su' ,tsti
tuition in papers
7. 1t is made the duty of commanding
officers to afford to recruiting agents all such
facilities as they can provide without dctri.
ment to the public service, and to prevent
recruiting by unauthorized parties.
By order Of the Secretary Of War
E. d. TOWNSEND
Assistant Adjutant-Genela|
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