The Portland daily press., 1864-08-08
STATE OF MAINE.


General Order No. q.
j. Thirty Companies of Infantry for Rer;mepss
in the ned and " be credited upon the pres nj cal
are authorized ny tue War Department 10 Be raised
IN this state from Volunteers for either one two Or
three years service. ~ the recruit may elect
III. Enrollei men or their ,ubsfifnfts have ths
psriiess & 81 &sisesins the company and rskinsnt
organizations; but IL drafted, such liberty Il necss-
sarily deaied them
substitutes enlis ed prior to the draf 10 sl00 $500
or $500 acc riding 10 the period Of their eplisnsnt
ior 4 or years. and the U 5. bounty ths ssns.
TO All volunteers ard representative recruits Sab
stlutes ior enrolled men are not enftl.d 10 United
cd from those VIII have served At least nine months
IN the ned unless very special reasons exist "a par
v Such immediate action should Be s.ksp bx
citizens not liable to enroliment desirinx to avoid
dram in their community, and BY clubs Of snro.led
men. as will make Ii for the pecupiary interest ofhe
latter 10 volunteer instead Of entering service a.
drafted men.
vi. Concerted action initiated in cities and pop-
ulous places, and extending 10 the suburbs and Cd
jacent towns embodying the partial selection Of o.
hcers and non commissioned oficers, may insure the
a. onss ss 81 such plans Of .
stance where IL Is undertaken, But any ofhcer &C.
lecied as above. shou d be person who has ssrvsd
NAV not be confirmed by the Governor.
VII. The following rules will be adhered to In
raising thess companies.
lst No fees, premiums expenses will be pait
for making the enlistments.
I'd. Zach volunteer must be examined and an
proved by local physician, who will be paid rs eta
ior his services but the physician is not 10 sign shs
certificate Of such examination upon the snlistmeut
p'per, that being for the authorized su geon, who
makes the final exam aminafian at the muster in
Sd. Justice OF the Peace will administer the
oath to the recruit, and an and sign the certificate
on the face of the enlistment.
4th. When the enlistment Is for . Iess period
than sy,ars. the blank viii be changed to sxhibit
the fact.
5.h. Each company must comprise one hundred
and one enlisted men. and soon that number
OF suitable persons. who are eligible 10 enlistment
have each signed three enlistment apers one part
of each enlistment with the names OF persons des-
ignafed for the commissioner officers o. the COM
pany and their residence. and the place Of the rem
devious Of the Company. will be forwarded the
Gardiner. u. s. Military saps riniendenf. for he
transportation. muster in. clothing. arming and
equping Of the company.
VI. IL the company Is detained beyond the time.
Of which reasonable notice Is gwen the Adiutsnt
General that IL will assemble al its rendsxvous 10
leave tor the place Of muster, forty cents day per
man will be allowed for boa and lodging for the
period Of such detention and the time occupied in
coming in from the eomp any rendezvous.
VII SO much Of General Order Twenty Seven
OF the 10th ult preseribes rules governing enlist
ments and credits for quotas and amount Of bonn.
ties and enumerates the persons entitled thereto
and eligible to enlistments, Ia applicable 10 these
Extract from War Department authority Of JAY
2s 1854. to raise thess companissl
''rhe said companies must be mustered in before
Sept 5, ls64, In order that they may be credited
the quota OF the State under the Aforesaid cal"
should any Of the companie. all to organise
so as 10 form aud be mustered in a. eomplsss con-
panies before the aforesaid dates"
BY Order Of His Exeellency the Governor.
AdJu,ant-General.
Aug. s-dlw