Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1865-01-06
IMPORTANT MILITARY 0RDER.
Ten New Regisnenas an Ohto.

'GEN'L H'Do'Rs, STArEof ONO, ADJ. GNN's
OiFIcE COLUMBUs, Dec. 20 1854
General Orders No. 36. -,5.f,.
By virtue Of authority from the War Depart
ment of this date, it is hereby announced that
ten'Dew regiments of infantry viii be organized
in the State Tor the term of one two and three
years, as the recruit may elect. The recruit
ment organization and muster Of these regi-
ments will he in conformity with the existing
regulations, and the recruit viii be entitled to
the bouDties now provided by law.
The bounty provided by law is as follows:
For recruits, including representative recruits,
For recruits. including rsprs;sntsti1s recruits,
tRhite or coloredl fer two years--l--..--.-- SEQ
(Shits or coloreD for three years..-------- $500
The first installment of bounty viii be paid
by the mastering and Disbursing officers when
the recruit is mustered in, as follows.
To recruit who snliss In the army one year s3 IS
To recruit who ensts 10 the army years So 90
recruit who enlss in the for three years 100 90
Recruits for these regiments viii be mustered
by mastering officers and Provost Marshais, as
provided for mastering Of recruits for old regi-
ments.
The regiment or independent organization
must be designated on the muster rolls, the four
copies Of which are disposed Of as usual but the
recruits will be organized into companies by the
commanding officers of the general rendezvous
at which the regiment may be assembled. As
soon as organized intOcOmpanies the command
ing officer Of the general rendezvous viii make
out muster rolls by companies, the field and
staff on separate Tell, of the whole regiment
which will be signed and. certified BY him,
showing that all the men have been duly mus
tered in and are organized as required by or
deFs and regulations, and giving the amount of
bounty, advance pay, DC, each man has
eeiyed- These rolls viii be made in quadr.pl-
cate and disposed Ofas is provided for in muster
in rolls These rolls of the regiment 7ill con
tain the names of all men recruited, died. dis
charged, de-, so as to be complete and full
record of the regiment They viii De evidence
of muster in and proper organization.
Advance bounty will be paid by United States
mastering officers, when companies are COM
pleted and their rolls prepared so that payment
can be entered ON Them.
One Second Lieutenant for each company viii
be appointed at the commencement Of the Or
ganization, and viii be Immediately mustered
| into the United States service On completion
| Of the company me additional officers win be
| commissioned and mustered. These regiments
must be completed before the 7th day Of Febru-
ary, 1865, in order that they may be credited ON
| the pending call
Military committees of counties will please
Il recommend recruiting Objects lmme0sdteiy, ana
have them report here in person to receive their
commissions aud instructions and be mustered
into service. Ii is suggested that selections fer
these positions be made, as far as practicable
| from the officers and soldiers who have served
faithfully in the field, and been hOnorably dis
charged
The feld officers viii, in all cases be selected
| from veteran officers Of known skill and exDer-
ience in the field, and who shall prove active in
recruiting these regiments No one need apply
1 for sppointmentment 10 a field Office who has
not had at least two years active service in the
field during the present war.
The time for recruiting these regiments is
short, and it is therefore necessary that imme-
diate action be taken by local committees and
Others to organize in the various subdistricts to
encourage and stimulate recruiting.
AL recruits under this order viii rendezvous
at Camp Chase, near this city, where the new
regiments viii be organized and equipped.
| By order of the Governor, B. r. CowEN,
m Adiutant General of Ohio.