The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1865-01-12
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retained in the State, the 156th, 16Sth
and l71st were all thrown into Ken
tueky TO meet the taid of Morgan,
Ryhere1hey did coed -seryice In the
fght near Cynthiana Tie l6Sth had
ARinsteeh wounded, OF whom two died.
NThe CoIOnel and I4ieatenant Colonel
woro both included in the list ofwound2
ed-the former worry severely. In the
surronder.by General Hobson a large
number ofthis regiment was included,
but they were afterwards parolod, as
the retreat of Morgan was necessarily
so'eSpedltiOns that ho could aotret0inI
them.
The cavalry arm Of the National
Guard consists of thirteen companies,
now numbering about siXhundred men
but WITCH could Eand should be IN
creased TO fuH company organizations
say about one thousand men, exclu
sve Of officers. These organizations
tyhaYo all been made, with the under.
,standing that, foraH purposes Of drill
and muster, the men are to provide
HiDIhtS,. hilHVdb EVutIGNOd-
ton. When called into service they
9, also .furgkh .horses and horse equip
IRebts, receiving for use tile amounts
~allowed by, Government in similar
cases: On the other Hand, the State.
agreed 10 furnish the, arms and equip
dlneAts. for The men. This has not beonl
done, and the failure has created no
little dissatisfaction Tho interests OF
the State imperatiyely require that
this arm Of tic NatieRai Guard should
q be easctiyelJ.orgahized and equipped,
Tn cases OF raid and invasion the want
Oft heretofore bas been seriously felt,
and its benefit in such occurrences in
the future would be speedily rccog
nizcd. The Quarter Master GencEal
has very properly presented tho mat
ter in his annual report, to which |
refer you4 and suggest its favorable
ElcoAsideration. ,-g "a LII,
The act of March, 3Oth, 1864, proti-
ding for the defense Of tho State, OK.
iai pifes, by express provision, on the Both
,'a'tiay of March, 1865. Recommend
' that it be extended for at least one
ssa. } s5r from lle laller uatc' .. -t
CALLsAND' QUOTAS OF MEN.
9a1aslSinec the list of january, 1864. the
@".Governmont has called uponthis State.
-, for men for tho army as f6llows
February lst, 1861 81 ,4G5
yna March l4th, +" s.4... a... 20,595
July 18th, 50,792
l.. s.. 4 f.r.. So f.f .
~ -. Total ....-.,.,.-.. .'..... 122,S52
Upon revision of our credits prior to
a1'Januaryu lst, 1864 under preceding
t'i calls, the last named amount was re-
''- diced to 30,593; leaving our quota to
t.. be furnished under tho three calls l02,
653.s 10 fill deficiencies under the
a..airBt two calls, draft was ordered in
oh May, which produced I'LL men; Of
10 whom 6j200 paid continuation amount
.-r Ing TO, $685., 900, and the balance
went into service in person or by sub
= stitutes. For tho same purpose draft
IT. was ordered under the la3t call, com
,as moncing in September--the defcien!
", cics Of the sub-districts amounting to
% 9,006 That DRAFTS about closed 1t
%. viii more than hil the quota of the
State, for the reason that many of tho
sab-districts bad surplus; but all OBJ.
jccted to having their credits given 70
districts that were deficient This OK
''' cess ovor the State quota amounted,
on the first day Of December, to 2,0Sl
men. The amount that will be derived
D., from supplementary drafts now pond
ing cannot be- safety estimated, 1t is
~ % understood between the State and Gov
,,.s ernment authorities that our account
.ir.of credits is now definitely adjusted. -
rl Thcro are undoubtedly other credits,
'1- though not to 4 worry large amount,
- which wo should havo received; but
they could not be presented in such
ing@ shape as to procure them. The
amount Of credits established and re.
- claimed during tho year is O,l9o.
...,, Since the foregoing was written n
-, call has been made for three hundred
,. thousand mon. Tho quota of this State
is not yet assigned, and tho lists aro
still open TO correction | have worry
little hope that this will DO accomplish
s,. cd, so as to do Justice TO our people, -
.t i would still recommend tho enroll
at ment, even though it nay not become
necessary in tho future.
i. Public opinion demands that somo
measures be adopted to prevent or to
81, punish tho voluntary Nbscnlccism of
i- persons liable to military service from
r'. The State, on tho approach or during
!, the pcndcncy Of tho draft. /. is est-
mated that the number ofs men who
fled from the State as the recent draft
approached, and during its execution,
y exceeded twenty thousand. Those
who were not drawn ofeourse returned
when the quotas of thoir districts wcro
filled; those who were drafted romain.
Cd away, with few exceptions, whore
substitutes were procured A large
number left during tho ten days allow.
ed by law between draft and notihca-
a,iiQn. To meet all these deficiencies
Supplementary drafts became ncccssa-